110 meter hurdles world champion Sergei Shubenkov said that the Olympic Games have evolved in a different direction from the ideas formulated by Pierre de Coubertin.
De Coubertin was Secretary General of the International Olympic Committee and participated in the preparation and holding of seven Olympic Games.
— When the Olympic Games were created, how were they described? We are the whole world, we do everything for an idea, not for money, we have peace, friendship, chewing gum. Maybe Baron de Coubertin created it with this idea 100 years ago, but it doesn’t work today.
— Did the heirs distort everything?
— It’s not that they distorted it, but gradually everything developed like this. It seems that one cannot live without money, nor without great ideas, but in the end, business always prevails over any idea, “Shubenkov told Metaratings.ru.
In February 2022, the IOC recommended that sports federations not allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in international tournaments. Later, the recommendations were softened, and in December 2023, IOC chief Thomas Bach said that the organization would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes who had passed the selection process to the 2024 Summer Games in an individual neutral status. The athletes will be able to perform in Paris without a flag, anthem, or other national symbols.
The Paris Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11.
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