Athletistic/Others. The president of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili, said that the International Olympic Committee (IOC), under the leadership of Thomas Bach, was seeking to monopolize and usurp world sport.

In previous statements, Bach, in a conversation with Russian pranksters, raised the possibility of preventing participants of the World Friendship Games in Russia from attending the Paris Olympics.

“My opinion on the activities of the IOC remains unchanged. They must focus on their responsibilities, respect the Olympic Charter and not give in to political pressure when making decisions. Their statements about the Friendship Games only confirm their desire to monopolize and usurp world sport,” Mamiashvili commented in an interview with TASS.

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