At the end of February 2022, the IOC launched an appeal to international sports federations, recommending that they not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in any competitions.
“We gave the IOC a reason to impose sanctions, but this is too much! We have paid enough for our mistakes. Of course, we had doping problems, but Russia does not deserve such an attitude from the part of the IOC and the entire hostile West.” With time, perhaps their views will change. However, for many sports organizations without Russia it will be difficult – they will not have enough money and quality,” Rodnina emphasized in an interview with a Sport24 correspondent.
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Source: Sport
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