Brusnikina: “In 2024 we will see who will fight for the Olympic medals in our absence”

President of the Russian Synchronized Swimming Federation Olga Brusnikina told that in 2024 she will monitor the performance of other teams in this sport at the Paris Olympics, in which the Russian team was unfairly deprived of participation .

The Russian synchronized swimming team will not be able to participate in the Olympic Games, because the rules for admitting Russians to international qualifying competitions, even in neutral status, imply participation only solo, and this is not a program of Olympic type.

— Before the New Year, I want to believe in the best. Before us are the BRICS Games and the Friendship Games, and we, as a federation, must organize these competitions at a high level, with the participation of our foreign guests. We are looking forward to the Olympic Games. Let’s see how it will be without us, who and how will fight for those medals for which we were unfairly deprived of the fight in advance. Thomas Bach says he gives all athletes a chance, but in reality that is not the case. Even the conditions imposed by the international federation deprive us of the opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games,” Brusnikina told .