A gang of scoundrels within the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are carrying out political orders against Russian athletes, the president of the Russian Wrestling Federation told . Mikhail Mamiashvili .
The IOC announced in December 2023 that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualified for the 2024 Olympics to have individual neutral status without a flag, anthem or other national symbol. The IOC also banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO. On Tuesday, it was announced that the IOC executive committee did not allow Russian athletes to participate in the athletes’ parade at the opening ceremony of the Games in Paris. The organization also said that, according to the most likely scenario, 36 Russian athletes will participate in the 2024 Olympic Games, who will have to sign a special document.
— After the IOC’s statements, there are still more questions than answers. On what basis are they depriving us of national symbols? This is one of the biggest unanswered questions. You no longer allow our athletes to attend the opening ceremony, well, God bless her, with this ceremony. But according to what criteria and who made these decisions? Where in the Olympic Charter are all these conditions of participation stated? This is not the case. A band of villains has usurped power within the IOC and is making such decisions. They unanimously adopted these terrible recommendations and decisions against us, that is, the order. The IOC has been given a political task and it exceeds it head on.
— Is it worth going there in such conditions?
— 99.9% of our athletes understand all these nasty IOC conditions. But participation in the Olympic Games itself is a separate issue. There will be daylight – there will be food. This decision must be made collectively. When it comes to participation in the Games, each person’s attitude to this situation and their civic position must be at the forefront.
“At the same time, the United World of Wrestling (UWW) does not allow Musa Evloev to qualify for the Paris Games because of a photo in front of a poster with the words “No to Nazism”.
— Yes, until today, the participation of Olympic champion Musa Evloev in the Olympic Games is strongly questioned, because he raises the banner of a world without Nazism. This athlete has no right to participate in international level competitions, which turn out to be organized by scoundrels. They believe that the position of such a person constitutes a crime. Well, how can we not be outraged by this situation? Well, how can you ban a person who advocates a world without Nazism? – Mamiashvili told .
The Paris Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11.
Source : MatchTV
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