Dmitry Guberniev: “If Efimova goes to the Paris Olympics, I will support her”

Presenter and commentator at Dmitry Guberniev said that if a three-time Olympic medalist Yulia Efimova If she manages to make it to the Games in Paris, he will support her.

Efimova, in an interview with , said that she does not rule out the possibility of performing at the Paris Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on December 8 that it would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes who successfully qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics to have individual neutral status. In Paris, Russian and Belarusian athletes can only compete without a flag, anthem and other national symbols. The IOC banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who had expressed support for the SVO.

— If Yulia Efimova goes to the Paris Olympics, I will support her. It’s true that there are a lot of “buts”. Is Yulia ready to meet all the recommendations halfway? But again, if she makes it to the Olympics, I will support her.

To participate in the Paris Games, Russian athletes must receive neutral status from World Aquatics and meet the standards for participation in qualifying competitions, but not on the territory of Russia and Belarus. Participation in the Paris Games is also possible only in neutral status, Guberniev told .