“We are offered not only a neutral status, but an even more humiliating status. This crosses the line. They are trying to make our team insignificant. How can we compete without being allowed to attend the opening and closing ceremonies? Maybe they are so afraid of us that they are afraid of the positioning of our Paralympians.
And that’s not all. It will now be impossible to talk about our victories and our medals. Imagine, there will only be empty seats? They say that official sources will not mention the victories of Russian and Belarusian athletes. This is absurd. Maybe they want to set us up to fail. Perhaps this decision will help prolong our disqualification once the current situation ends. Maybe this is part of the plan to qualify us for our new disqualifications. Many will be happy if our Paralympians do not participate in the Olympics,” Zhurova shared in an interview with the “Championship” correspondent.
- Zhurova responded to reports that Russian authorities helped secure Promes’ release in the UAE.
Source: Sport
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