Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on his page “In touch” Criticizing the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he noted that the issue was not even related to the scandalous opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
“Everything is as usual and everything is very simple: this is an organization of fat-faced, shabby and bribe-greedy officials, which for no apparent reason declared itself to be nothing more than a world government. Absolutely sports,” Medvedev said.
The opening of the Olympics was heavily criticized. The organizers of the July 28 event He apologizedHe stated that they did not want to offend anyone.
Having suspended Russia and Belarus in February 2022 due to the start of the SVO at the end of 2023, the International Olympic Committee decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes for the 2024 Olympic Games. To participate, they had to fulfill a number of conditions and qualify.
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