Honored swimming coach of Russia Irina Vyatchanina supported the desire of the multiple world champion Yulia Efimova perform at the Paris Olympic Games.
Efimova does not rule out participation in the 2024 Games. She will make a decision on neutral status this summer.
“She really wants to go and I’m on her side.” Firstly, this is probably the last Olympics for Yulia. And secondly, why are we hiding, like ostriches in the sand, from the problem? Why don’t we want to show the world that, despite all the difficulties, we are alive, ready to compete and achieve results? That we will perform and fight for victory. So that our athletes are not forgotten. Especially at the Games. You can be champion and record holder of your country at least a hundred times, and even holder of European or world records, but if you do not have the title of champion…
All over the world it is prestigious to be not only a winner or a finalist, but even just a participant in the Olympic Games – this status is so high. It’s good if someone has already played in the Games during their career. What if there wasn’t and there never would be? – RT quotes Vyatchanina as saying.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in December 2023 that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualified for the 2024 Olympics to have individual neutral status without a flag, anthem or other national symbol. The IOC also banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO.
The Paris Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11.
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