Alexander Kozhevnikov, two-time Olympic champion on the USSR national hockey team, responded to the words of French President Emmanuel Macron about the difference He was called a bastard when accepting athletes from Israel and Russia to the Paris Olympics RIA News.
Macron said Israel was subjected to a terrorist attack and responded to it.
“He’s just a bastard. There is nothing more to say,” said Kozhevnikov.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a call to international sports federations and recommended 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.
Previously Macron explainedWhy the Russians will go to the Olympics in a neutral status.
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Source: Gazeta
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