Russian canoeist Olesya Romasenko failed to advance to the semi-finals of the 200m singles canoeing event, finishing fifth best in her category.
Thus, Romasenko advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition, swimming in this stage will be held at 13:40 Moscow time.
At the same time, Belarusian canoeist Yulia Trushkina advanced to the semi-finals in the 200m single canoe competition and showed the second result in her classification.
Romasenko has contacted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) directly to receive an invitation to the 2024 Summer Olympics. On July 9, it was learned that the canoeist accepted the IOC invitation, becoming the 15th Russian woman to travel to Paris as a neutral. Romasenko is a five-time world championship medalist and a three-time European champion.
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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Source: Gazeta
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