“We must of course maintain the level of our athletes, and this is impossible without international competitions. We know that there will still be athletes who will participate in these Games in their personal capacity. I am convinced that we must participate in this way.
We know that our sports authorities are working very actively to find alternative formats to international competitions, and this work is ongoing.
Athletes absolutely must participate. It is very important for us to maintain the high level of elite sport. We are progressing well on the path to popularizing sports as such, and this is great, a healthy lifestyle, and the involvement of the population in sports is increasing. But elite sport is a professional sport, and it is important for us to maintain the very high level of our athletes. This is extremely important,” Peskov quotes RIA Novosti.
Farah, four-time Olympic track and field champion, retires
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