President of the Moscow Ski Federation Vyacheslav Vedenin Jr. on the air of the program “There is a theme! on , he described as stupid the situation in which an international federation does not include titled athletes in its audiences.
The World Athletics Association released the list in August in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Championships in Athletics. In total, the list consists of 40 athletes. Among them there is not a single representative of Russia. The compilers of the rankings separately note that “the list is not exhaustive, but does serve to highlight some of the pioneers of athletics, which has grown considerably over the past 40 years”. World Athletics did not include three-time world high jump champion Maria Lasitskene and two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva in the list of the most influential athletes in world championship history.
– We have Alexander Bolshunov , three-time Olympic champion. If we post a similar note, but there is none, it will become stupidity.
If a country suddenly disappears, the whole sport suffers. It’s not interesting to watch. It’s like removing Jamaica from the 100 meters in athletics and France from basketball.
During one of the stages of the KM, 15 people ran while skiing. Now, cross-country skiing looks like this: Norwegians and everyone else. Cross-country skiing is down overall.
About Olga Kharlan… When an athlete breaks the rules and fails to observe safety precautions, threatens another, points his weapon in the direction of another for the whole world, the sports delegate takes the right decision.
Without the Russians in winter sports, surveillance diminishes: in figure skating, in skiing, in biathlon. Rule violations will increase after the Harlan incident. From the statements… You need to know who you are by nationality, where you were born, and act accordingly,” Vedenin Jr. said on .
On July 27, Ukrainian saber fencer Olga Kharlan, after defeating Russian Anna Smirnova in the 1/32 finals of the World Championships tournament, left the track, refusing to shake her hand. The Russian waited 45 minutes for her opponent to finish the fight according to the rules, then left after negotiations with the officials. Subsequently, Harlan was disqualified, but the suspension was suspended so that the Ukrainian could participate in the World Cup team tournament.
It also became known that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is ready to grant Harlan an additional quota to participate in the Olympics if the Ukrainian fails to qualify in the remaining period.
The Paris Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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