“The athletes who will go from Russia to the Olympics, in my opinion, are completely impersonal. At the Friendship Games, Russian athletes will receive the same prize money: the gold medals will be made of pure gold. Exactly the same titles and prizes are awarded to the coach and participants in the training of these athletes. Therefore, there can be no questions here. We have a large and huge country which, even in such difficult times, has the opportunity to organize such forums of friendship and mutual understanding.
A team of homeless people will participate in the Olympics. And in Russia, those who respect us and want to win gold medals will compete. The Friendship Games are not an alternative to the Olympic Games. We organize friendly competitions between clubs. We invite the strongest clubs, not the federations,” quotes Sport-Express Wiener.
The World Friendship Games will be held in Russia from September 15 to 29, 2024. The competition will take place in Moscow and Yekaterinburg.
Four students of Irina Viner became Olympic champions. She is a Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation (1997) and also a full holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
Source: Sport
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