Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina told that she would like to go to the Paris Olympics and is awaiting a final decision.
Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it would consider admitting neutral Russian and Belarusian athletes who do not actively support the IOC to world starts. IOC chief Thomas Bach has admitted that the Russians could participate in the Paris Olympics in a neutral status. On February 2, the committee noted that this matter had not yet been discussed and that the organization still did not have criteria according to which individual admission to competitions could be made.
– Does the latest news give you hope of being able to go to the Olympics?
“Hope dies last, but nothing depends on us,” Kasatkina told correspondents. – Indeed, there are a lot of conversations and rumors now, various information in the press – first one thing, then another. It only remains to wait for the final decision, which will depend on many factors. We can only hope for the best.
– If Russian athletes write a collective letter to the IOC, will your voice be heard?
Honestly, I don’t think that will help. On the contrary, this problem is solved higher up, on other floors. It is unlikely that the athletes’ letters could affect anything, as this situation is much more global. It’s not all about the athletes. Even so: nothing depends on the athletes here.
– The title of Olympic champion awaits you?
– Of course, that doesn’t attract anyone (smiles). The Olympics are the pinnacle, like Olympus for an athlete. I would like to win, not everyone has such a title. But for starters, I would just like to go. And how will fate unfold?
Source : MatchTV
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