“I don’t expect anything more” – Alexandre Popov on the Olympic summit where Russia’s participation in the 2024 Olympic Games will be discussed

Four-time Olympic swimming champion Alexander Popov told that he expects nothing from the discussion at the Olympic summit on the question of Russia’s admission to the 2024 Games.

Earlier, the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, said that the issue of participation of representatives of Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Games will be included in the agenda of the Olympic summit, which will take place in December. 5 in Lausanne. The Executive Committee will make a final decision on the participation of Russians and Belarusians in the Olympics at a meeting in March next year.

— Are you hoping for an Olympic summit?

“I don’t expect any more of that.”

— Do you think that our athletes, even in neutral status, will not perform in Paris?

—Are our guys participating in the Northern Military District under a neutral flag? No. What questions might then arise? – Popov told .

The Summer Olympics in the French capital will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024.