Olympic diving champion Ilya Zakharov believes that if the leaders of the Russian national team had qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, it would have been difficult for them to be there.
Earlier it became known that none of the Russians had applied for neutral status and were registered as participants in February’s World Aquatics Championships, which would have been the last chance for divers to qualify for the Games. The President of the Russian Diving Federation, Stanislav Druzhinin, confirmed on his Telegram channel on Saturday that Russian divers would miss the Paris Games and stressed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (World Aquatics) have proposed discriminatory conditions. .
“As the situation developed, it was abundantly clear that it was unlikely that any of our guys would compete in the Games in Paris. But even if there were quotas, if someone decided to participate in these Olympics, it would be very difficult for our team leaders to be there.
— Do you think the leaders will “survive” until the next Games?
– A complicated problem. We should in no case rule out experienced athletes, they are the leaders of the national team and a reference for young people, but now, of course, the main goal is to prepare the youth team, the reserve, in order that when the situation returns to normal, they will be at a good level,” Zakharov told .
Russian divers can only participate in international competitions in neutral status if they accept the conditions proposed by World Aquatics.
The 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
Source : MatchTV
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