Taekwondo Olympic champion Maxim Khramtsov said he refused to speak in international competitions under impartial status. His words lead Ria Novosti.
“This is ridiculous and I think unfair. My position so far – I refuse to speak under an impartial flag in the international arena,” he said.
The athlete won a personal license to participate in the 2024 games in Paris, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected him and three more Russian Taekwondis about performance in games.
KHRAMTSOV-2017 World Champion, twice European champion, 2019 military games champion, Grand Prix’s five times champion. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus infection, the Summer Olympic Games in the summer of 2021 won the gold medal in the 80 kg category and became the first Russian Taekwondo to win such a test award.
In February 2025, Khramtsov decided to take a break in his speeches.
Previously gymnast Lala Kramarenko I appealed Rejection of neutral status.
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Source: Gazeta
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