Medalist at the World Athletics Championships Yolande Chen believes that Russian hockey players playing in the NHL promote the national sport.
— Today, we have few athletes who participate in international tournaments. Basically all competitions were national in Russia and our sport began to develop well. We paid attention not only to those who were part of the national teams, but also to the reserves. They also had the opportunity to prove themselves.
Tennis and hockey players have the opportunity to play abroad and they achieve good results. Even if many people blame them for not staying at home. Sport is a profession like any other. Athletes have contracts with sponsors and must participate in tournaments.
The guys who left for the NHL also continue to work. They have many fans, including abroad. They are known and sought after. This favors Russian sport. I believe the best players and scorers in the NHL are ours. This has been the case since the days of Fetisov,” Chen said, as quoted by Metaratings.ru.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in December that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics to have individual neutral status. In Paris, Russian athletes can only compete without a flag, anthem and other national symbols. The IOC banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the CBO.
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Source : MatchTV
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