Athletistic/Fencing. Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev expressed his opinion on the possible transfer of fencer Sergei Bida to the US national team.

“This will come back to haunt him. With this approach, it will be difficult for him to succeed in the Olympics, competing for the United States. It is a matter of moral choice for Bida himself. This approach and such actions will certainly be lead to consequences.

I am more interested in the reaction of the IOC. If they allow him to participate, how can they explain it, given that Sergei received funding from the Russian military? He received a salary and spent money. Why should it be allowed? Just because he ran away? It seems very strange, ”Svishchev noted in a conversation with a Sport24 correspondent.

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