Evgeny Revenko, State Duma deputy and member of the committee on physical culture and sports, speaking in the program “There is a topic” on , said that athletes of the Federation of Russia should prepare for future Olympic Games, but they should not be banned. to participate in competitions under a neutral flag.
On Thursday, the President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Stanislav Pozdnyakov, spoke at the panel “Sport without borders. “Opening to the world” at the forum “Russia – a sports power” in Perm expressed confidence that Russian athletes will be able to participate without restrictions in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
– Everything is possible. We can and must talk about preparation for the Olympic Games. It is obvious that our team will not be represented at the 2024 Games. The big challenge is to ensure security in France.
Now that international officials have opened Pandora’s box, by discriminating against our athletes, they are destroying the Olympic movement. The charter states that an athlete cannot be discriminated against because of their opinions.
We are going to prepare for the competition. The fact that we will not go to the 2024 Olympics is a huge disappointment for many: someone might have the opportunity to compete there under a neutral flag. I would not pursue such athletes. Their lives are short. And we already know that these are our athletes. They will also defend the honor of our country.
People may spend their entire lives attending one Games, and now they’re missing out.
Due to growing tension in the world, some foreign athletes may come to Moscow and participate in the “Games of the Future.”
In the first reading, the State Duma adopted amendments to the law on sports, by which we give the ROC, the RKR additional powers to organize international competitions in the Russian Federation and give the opportunity to the government, the Ministry of Sports, to the ROC and RKR to finance the invitation of foreign athletes to the Russian Federation.
We are preparing, together with the Ministry of Sports, a draft law that will allow the government to determine, at the discretion of the Ministry of Sports, a list of international competitions on the territory of the Russian Federation or abroad, to which participate or win. will allow athletes to enter sports universities. We are talking about the “Friendship Games” or the BRICS Games.
Today, international leaders are destroying the Olympic movement. We are now completely banned. This “foam” will disappear. It will not be possible to erase the Russian Federation from international sport. This is a stupid idea on the part of the IOC and its officials. We will support our athletes, including financially.
The state must have a clearly formulated position. We understand that our team will not participate in the Olympic Games under a neutral flag and that there is no need to exclude athletes. We are now preparing athletes for future games; young people should have the example of today’s sports stars. It is therefore absolutely not necessary to prohibit speaking. Give athletes the opportunity to decide for themselves,” Revenko said on .
At the end of March, the IOC announced recommendations for the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions. Recommendations include individual admission, neutral status, banning participation in team sports, and banning the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO. The IOC said a decision on admitting Russians to the Games would be made at the “appropriate time.”
In early October, the IOC Executive Committee suspended the ROC until further notice due to the inclusion of new regions in the organization of the Olympic councils – the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kharkov regions.
The Olympic Games in Paris will take place in July-August 2024 and in Los Angeles in July 2028.
Source : MatchTV
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