Athletistic / Olympics. President of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation (VFKhG) Irina Viner believes that the conditions for admitting Russian athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris (France) are humiliating.
“In my opinion and in the opinion of my colleagues and gymnasts, the Olympic Games are now politicized. The conditions under which the IOC offers Russian athletes to compete are incredibly humiliating. I mean there is no flag, there is no anthem. Instead, music similar to a funeral march. There is no participation in the opening and closing of the Olympic Games, there is no communication with journalists, there is no mention of names in the medal standings, there are no fans. Well, team sports were not allowed in Isn’t it a political decision that is not in favor of Russia? – quotes Wiener telling Sport Express.
On March 28, 2023, following the results of the IOC Executive Committee, the head of the organization, Thomas Bach, clarified the conditions under which Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to participate in international competitions. Among them, a clause appeared according to which athletes who have a contract with the Russian or Belarusian security services (army, police, national guard) have no right to be allowed to participate in international competitions.
And on December 8 last year, the IOC duplicated these rules for the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Source: Sport
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