“Playing without the flag of Russia is the bottom line” – Dalaloyan

Olympic gymnastics champion Arthur Dalaloyan called the “bottom” the performance without the flag of Russia at international competitions.

– Of course, I’m upset, I could play. I’m in good condition, not yet old for gymnastics. Nobody says it’s great that Russia is not going to the Olympics.

Playing without the Russian flag is the background. It’s hard. In Tokyo, under a neutral flag, we had a uniform that kept us warm. Don’t say we’re not Russian. At least there was a clue in the last Olympics. There was a scandal with doping, now I understand that for the most part it was sucked out of nothing, but there were at least some explanations under a neutral flag. Now that the sanctions have expired, there is no reason to travel in a neutral status, but they still pose this condition,” Dalaloyan said in an interview with the YouTube channel “Russia is me!”.

In March, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that international federations, if Russians are allowed to start, do so individually, in a neutral status, without participating in team events, and also exclude the participation of Russians. athletes associated with law enforcement.