Athletistic / Others. Olympic speed skating champion and now deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Svetlana Zhurova believes that French President Emmanuel Macron can support the appeal of deputies of the Latvian Seimas and not allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to enter his country during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
“Not so long ago, the Estonians turned to Macron, now the Latvians are doing it. Apparently, they will do it one by one to warm up the information field with weekly requests. They no longer see the ‘interest in contacting the IOC., because he will not change the decision, so they write to Macron, who could ban Russians from entering the country.
Macron will probably consult the IOC on this issue, but he is really capable of making such a decision. We remember that Great Britain did not authorize Alexander Lukashenko to enter the country in 2012, even though he had Olympic accreditation. This certainly cannot be ruled out. We initially said that athletes could go through all the filters, leave the country, sign papers, but in the end Macron did not let them in, citing the appeal of a number of countries,” Zhurova was quoted as saying by the TASS agency.
Note that the IOC authorizes Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in neutral status and under certain conditions.
Source: Sport
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