Former Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Olympic fencing champion Pavel Kolobkov, told that he would support Russian wrestlers going to the Games in Paris.
In June, the IOC announced the names of ten wrestling representatives who will participate in the Olympic Games: Nachyn Mongush, Shamil Mamedov, Arslan Bagaev, Abdulla Kurbanov, Alan Ostaev, Magomed Murtazaliev, Natalya Malysheva, Veronika Chumikova, Alina Kasabieva and Elizaveta. Petliakova. Later, Chumikova refused to go to the Olympics for health reasons.
Russian Wrestling Federation President Mikhail Mamiashvili told that the organization would not refuse to participate in the 2024 Olympics.
— Wrestlers publicly declare that they are going to the Olympic Games. Do you support this approach?
— For any athlete, participation in the Olympic Games is a holiday, a lifelong dream, and that is why children have come to play sports since their early childhood. Of course, the position of the Russian Wrestling Federation is their choice. Of course, we will worry and support Russian wrestlers who will go to the Olympics. But this does not cancel the whole discriminatory situation. In any case, these are our guys, our athletes. We will support them. There should be no other approach, “Kolokov told .
The games in Paris will take place from July 26 to August 11.
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