Previously, the organizers had encountered difficulties. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) opposed the competition.
Kolobkov, former Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, spoke about WADA’s position regarding the Friendship Games in Russia
The President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Stanislav Pozdnyakov, has already stated that no organization has the moral right to prohibit Russia from hosting the Friendship Games.
“I agree with Stanislav Alekseevich: no one can prohibit the organization of competitions in our country. Yes, many people will listen to these recommendations and will not come, but we knew what situation we were in now and still have imagined these Games. So, it makes sense to organize these competitions, whatever happens! – RIA Novosti quotes Tarasova.
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