Senegalese leader of the “Republic of Values” party, Thierno Alassane Sall, has criticized the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to allow the Russian team to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics. DEA News.
“The Olympic Games symbolize so powerfully the arrogance of the West, which imposes on the world its only true view of civilization… Exclude Russia from the conflict in Ukraine and at the same time embrace Israel with open arms,” Sall said.
The Olympic Games began on July 26, with competitions lasting until August 11. The opening ceremony took place on the Seine River on the 26th. Russian athletes, who are participating in the Summer Olympics as neutrals, did not attend the ceremony.
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.
Previously Opening Director of the 2024 Games made statement regarding the ceremony.