Australian high jumper Eleanor Patterson, responding to a question from the San Diego Union-Tribune about Russians withdrawing from international tournaments, said modern sport is too closely tied to politics.
It is difficult to answer such questions. You see both sides and their situation, but you don’t see the whole picture. It’s always unpleasant when [на соревновании] there are no most talented athletes. As much as we would like, but the sport has become a platform.
It is obvious that the situation in Ukraine is very well covered, but other conflicts are not covered in this way. But I wouldn’t take the decision to deport an entire nation lightly and lightly,” she said.
Patterson won gold at the World Championships in Athletics, held in Eugene, USA.
In the context of events in Ukraine, the Council of the World Athletics Association suspended Russian athletes from participating in international tournaments under its auspices, including the World Championships in Eugene.
Source : MatchTV
