Two-time Olympic champion in biathlon Dmitry Vasiliev in an interview “Sports Express” He stated that Russian athletes agreed to participate in the Paris Olympics in vain.
According to him, athletes will be discriminated against and will feel shame.
“If they want to be humiliated, let them go. And they will be humiliated. In my understanding, there is no point in going there. Those who go there need to know what they will encounter there,” Vasiliev said.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called on international sports federations to recommend that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify.
Former Russian Ambassador to France warned Those who want to participate in the Paris Olympics.