Many foreign athletes are of the opinion that Russians should participate in the Olympics, said a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), head of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF). Shamil Tarpishchev.
At the end of February, the IOC recommended that international federations prevent Russians and Belarusians from participating in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Many federations followed the recommendations and suspended athletes from both countries.
– If we take sports in general, then the indicator is that there are practically no refuseniks in matches against our athletes, there has not been a single case in tennis that someone did not has not played. The trend is coming. Many athletes think that we should participate in the Olympics, it is a good message in terms of relationships. Sport should not be about political preferences. From this psychological position, our sport wins, there are certain indulgences. There is no doubt that without Russian sport the world has become poorer.
— What are the IOC colleagues saying?
– We can not say everything, but many want us to participate in competitions, – said Tarpishchev on .
On Thursday, a meeting of the executive committee of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) took place in Moscow.
Source : MatchTV
