Athletistic / Olympic Games. The head of the coaching council of the Russian fencing team, Mark Rakita, said that he has an ambivalent attitude towards the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Not a single Russian fencer went to the 2024 Olympics.

“On the one hand, we must participate in the Olympics, but on the other hand, we must express our contempt. But I don’t know how to do this yet. Surely there are smart heads who can propose this. It is important to draw their attention to the fact that we are not theirs. We understand that they accuse us, but what are the Russian athletes responsible for?

Every person has a sense of dignity. With my ego, I would refuse to participate in the Olympics under such conditions. But I am already an Olympic champion, non-participation will not hurt me. Those who are now going to the Games later want to have the right to tell their children and grandchildren that they participated and won at the Olympic Games. True, there is a small nuance. I competed for my country and was proud to be a member of the USSR national team. What can today’s athletes be proud of? “Sport-Express quotes Rakita.

  • See it for yourself. Russia has announced a boycott of the Paris Olympics.

On 8 December 2023, the IOC decided to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games with individual neutral status and subject to a number of conditions. It is noted that athletes from Russia and Belarus can only participate in the Paris Games in individual disciplines, while team sports competitions will take place without the participation of these countries.

As a result, only 15 Russian athletes will take part in the 2024 Olympic Games in the French capital.



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