Three-time Olympic champion, State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina told that the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Poutine putting the skater Kamila Valieva nearby during the opening of the “Games of the Future”, supported her in a difficult moment.
Valieva is alongside Putin at the opening ceremony of the Future Games in Kazan.
At the end of January, the CAS suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The 17-year-old Russian’s suspension period begins on December 25, 2021, and her results have been canceled since that date.
– Yes, Vladimir Vladimirovich supported Kamila Valieva with such a gesture! It seems to me that the whole country expressed its support for him. We don’t hand over ours,” Rodnina told .
The “Games of the Future” will take place in Kazan from February 21 to March 3, 2024. The sports program includes competitions in 21 disciplines at 10 sports facilities in Kazan and Sochi. The competition will be broadcast on the channels of the Match sub-holding, as well as on streaming platforms.
Source : MatchTV
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