According to the head of state, the bans imposed on Russian athletes violate the Olympic principles on the inadmissibility of the politicization of sports.
Putin’s press secretary says he likes the idea of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
“The head of our state had a clear and understandable position even before the start of the Olympic Games. And today Vladimir Putin has expressed it more forcefully, but he calls not to politicize sports, to create equal opportunities for all countries, so that at least sports are possible. The Olympic site is not used in the interests of any politician, but unfortunately, it is faced with a strict dictatorship and division into friends and enemies. And it looks so disgusting today. The Games in Paris, since their opening and continue with numerous scandals. This has shown that Olympic sports simply cannot exist in this format,” Mamiashvili is quoted by RIA Novosti.
Source: Sport
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