Journalist Dmitry Guberniev said that our sport is not strengthened by the exclusion of domestic athletes from international competitions. “Amurskaya Pravda”.
“We see how world sport is progressing. We need to be realistic here and stop telling fairy tales about getting stronger. We are trying to catch up,” Guberniev said.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
To qualify for the Games, Russian athletes will have to sign updated conditions of participation that include a commitment to respect the Olympic Charter, including the “peaceful mission of the Olympic movement”, the IOC said.
The Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
Formerly Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin saidWhether Russia should boycott the Paris Olympics.