“I don’t hope for anything anymore, but if OCD tells me to go to the Olympics, I’ll go” – swimmer Chikunova

Russian swimmer Evgenia Chikunova told that if the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said to go to the Paris Olympics, then she would go.

On Sunday, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin said that Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Sports and the Republic of China to prepare proposals for the participation of Russians in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

— If a general decision is made to go to the Paris Olympic Games, will you go?

— If the Olympic Committee says I have to go, I will go. I will be only too happy to go and defend the honor of the country. Even this way. This of course depends on what they offer. I would like to rely on the decision of the ROC and the federation. The main thing is that there are no conditions that go against our legislation. In any case, I continue to work.

— Is there any hope that World Aquatics will somehow change its attitude towards Russian swimmers?

“I don’t hope for anything anymore.” In fact, judging by our schedule, I won’t be bored. At the moment I am preparing for the Friendship Games and I plan to participate in them. I will even say this, a brilliant performance,” Chikunova told .

The IOC announced in December 2023 that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualified for the 2024 Olympics to have individual neutral status without a flag, anthem or other national symbol. The IOC also banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO.

The Paris Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11.