State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova claimed in a statement to socialbites.ca that Russian athletes, who will be officially considered neutral athletes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, will not be able to participate in the competition, even if they flew to the French capital. to the competition.
“Unfortunately, based on the trends I’ve seen, my prediction is not optimistic; our athletes will come to the Olympics and the Paralympics, and it will be like the last time with Paralympians, when the men were evacuated from the Olympic village. And they went home without even performing. It is clear that only a few will be accepted. But Paris “Even these few people who fly to may not participate in the Games, for example, by Macron’s decision. So are they so afraid and afraid of us? It is important for them that we do not go there even as one. They are doing everything to make us reject ourselves,” says Zhurova.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) issued conditions for the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paralympic Games as neutral athletes, banned national symbols and the anthem, prohibited participation in the opening and closing ceremonies, and also put forward a number of other strict rules. conditions.
Previously RCC made a statement After the publication of the criteria for the admission of Russians to the Paralympic Games.