Athletistic/Others. TV presenter and commentator Dmitry Guberniev has expressed his opinion regarding the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) call for national Olympic committees to boycott the World Friendship Games in Russia.

“This shows that we are doing everything right. They feel the competition, they are worried, and this suggests that we are moving in the right direction. If the IOC closes the doors to us, then we will simply open them elsewhere. This demonstrates once again that we are on the right track. We will organize competitions, invite guests and play. Instead of isolating ourselves from the international Olympic movement, we will say that we are an integral part of this movement. We organize competitions, we are “We are the strongest sporting country, we develop sport and demonstrate our openness to the world. We are doing everything correctly,” Guberniev noted in a conversation with a SE correspondent.

The first World Friendship Games are planned for 2024 and are expected to be held in Moscow and Yekaterinburg. In this regard, IOC President Thomas Bach said on November 13 that countries that decide to host “political” international tournaments deprive international sports federations of this right and put international sport at risk.


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