“I won’t get neutral status separately, the country will say – let’s all go for it” – Schleicher on admission to the Olympic Games

European diving champion Nikita Shleicher told that he would not receive neutral status without a general decision to perform at the Paris Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee has decided to allow Russians in neutral status to participate in the Paris Games. Divers must qualify for the Games at the world championships in Doha in February. To do this, they must receive neutral status from World Aquatics, the conditions of which are considered unacceptable in the Russian Diving Federation.

— How did you receive the news of the Games in Paris?

“They allowed it, but what the country says will happen. »

—So it’s not like you’re going to ask for neutral status tomorrow?

– Of course, I won’t do this separately from the others. The country will say: let’s all go,” Schleicher told .