Athletistic/Other. Olympic speed skating champion State Duma Deputy Svetlana Zhurova has reacted to the European Parliament’s decision to condemn the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for offering Russian and Belarusian athletes the chance to qualify for the Games Paris Olympics.
The Minister of Sports of France commented on the possible admission of Russians to the Paris Olympics
“It’s just a shake of the air. Now the subject has started to be slowly pushed aside, the IOC, to use an unparliamentary word, has ‘skipped’ the subject, stating that no decision will be made. before the summer, so there’s no point in breaking spears now. They continue to keep the information. It was the same with the subject of doping, which was fed each week by publications in the press.
If the appeal of the European Parliament proves effective, then the IOC can end its existence, it can no longer be considered an independent organisation. By exerting such pressure, the European Parliament is digging a big hole for the IOC, because to succumb to pressure is to admit that you are not independent,” TASS quoted Zhurova as saying.
The European Parliament has called on EU countries to put pressure on the IOC and prevent Russia from participating in the 2024 Olympics
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