“Six months ago, at the Perm Sports Council, I raised the question of the participation of our athletes in the Olympic Games in Paris. I believe that for such a large country as Russia, participation in the Olympic Games without anthem or flag, Without the opportunity to go to the parade, without participating in the opening and closing ceremonies of the matches and without our fans, it is humiliating. Why are we discriminated against? It’s a kind of absurdity!
I cannot understand and will never be able to understand these athletes who agree to participate in these competitions in such humiliating conditions! Our gymnasts immediately declared that they would not participate without the anthem and the flag,” Wiener said.
Source: Sport
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