Athletistic/Hockey. Two-time Olympic hockey champion Vyacheslav Fetisov has criticised Western sports officials for banning Russian athletes from international competitions, saying it has robbed many children of their dreams.

“Children train eight hours a day because they have a dream, and Western authorities have taken it away from our children. Sergei Lavrov accurately described these incompetent officials in every sense. I played during the Cold War, but no one could encroach on us in any way. When everyone stood up while our anthem was playing, it was the greatest victory. They hated us, but they defended our anthem,” Fetisov said at the VK Fest in Luzhniki.

  • Fetissov: “One day the IOC itself will ask Russia to return, perhaps already to the 2026 Olympic Games.”



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