olympic champion gymnast David Belyavsky answered a question regarding speeches in a neutral status.
In March 2023, 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 participation athletes. associated with law enforcement and expressing their support for the SVO. The IOC will make a separate decision on the admission of Russians to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
– Is it worth playing in neutral status?
– I once competed under neutral status, but I don’t feel like it anymore – it’s better with a flag.
Why wouldn’t you act like that?
– I saw the attitude at the last Olympic Games. I have been there. They performed differently during their career, but with the flag it is much better, – quotes the words of the gymnast Metaratings.ru.
Belyavsky is 31 years old, the athlete also has silver and bronze medals at the 2016 Olympics and a victory at the World Championships in the team tournament.
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Source : MatchTV

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