World champion in the 110 meter hurdles Sergei Shubenkov said that over the past nine years he has seen a lot, so the decisions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which eliminate the Russians from the Paris Olympics at the last moment, are no longer surprising.
On Saturday, the IOC announced a list of 14 Russian athletes who, as of June 15, had received neutral status to participate in the 2024 Olympics. In taekwondo, not a single athlete has received an invitation or admission to the Olympic Games, despite the presence of four quotas for neutral athletes with Russian passports. In wrestling, 10 Russians received neutral status to participate in the Olympics, while many leaders of the Russian team did not receive it.
“For wrestling and taekwondo athletes, who the IOC has now eliminated from the Olympic Games, this is a tragedy. Do you agree?
“It could be a tragedy for people.” If I found myself in such a situation today, I would not treat it as something abnormal at all. I remember 2016. And then for me, it was a fucking tragedy, I was terrified. I hated going through all that. I can only wish good things for these guys who are now eliminated from the Olympics. I can say that now you know for sure that you have not been caught and that you can expire. The tension is over, at least we can find something positive in it.
— So now, this is already the order of things, and you calmly accept such news of non-admission?
“We have already seen everything in the last nine years, so there is no longer any reason to be surprised by anything. » My son is growing up, he is six years old. He may be surprised by such things, but not us.
— Last year, you described your condition as Christian humility. But recently you dramatically addressed the subject of non-admission. That is to say, the inner emotions have not completely calmed down?
– They didn’t calm down, of course. After all, I am involved in our sport, I try to devote myself to it and achieve results. It’s a shame that I can’t improve in terms of results. And it’s a shame to see what is happening to the world, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Shubenkov’s words.
The Games in Paris will take place from July 26 to August 11.
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