Athletistic/Football. Former Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has commented on the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) recommendation to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) not to participate in the 2024 World Friendship Games in Russia.

“It is important to emphasize one point: the IOC made this recommendation to the National Olympic Committees, that is to say to the organizations which are members of them. Nothing was said about the athletes from these countries who can participate in competitions. After all, they are They are not obliged to take this route to participate in the Friendship Games; they can participate through sports ministries, agencies or privately. The IOC n “There is no possibility of prohibiting them from participating,” Kolobkov noted in an interview with RT.

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