Athletistic/OI-2024. The participation of only six Russian athletes qualified for the Paris Olympic Games was not only a notable figure, but also a real humiliation, said two-time Olympic biathlon champion Svetlana Ishmuratova in an interview with Match TV.

Earlier, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that there are now only 11 neutral athletes on the list of participants in the 2024 Olympic Games, six of whom have Russian citizenship. Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov on Friday called the figure humiliating.

Ishmuratova supported Pozdnyakov, emphasizing that this figure is a humiliation. She proposed developing the sport in Russia, organizing its own competitions and not paying attention to the IOC’s message. According to her, the IOC is overwhelmed and Russia should take countermeasures by introducing new initiatives, such as the Friendship Games or the BRICS Games.

  • Ishmuratova called on Russian athletes to refuse to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris


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