Previously, the IOC had called on athletes not to participate in these competitions, considering them politicized.
“I think they see it as a form of alternative that already existed: the Goodwill Games attracted a large number of famous athletes. The repetition of this event is not only a loss of authority, but also a loss. They have already lost their authority, now they are afraid of losing money. They want to end this initiative at an early stage. But they will not succeed,” Valuev was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
- “Before the Olympics, Russian athletes must take into account the enemy’s goal of destroying the country,” Valuev
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