The British Olympic Association began to support the participation of Russian athletes in the Paris Olympics due to the fact that Wimbledon had previously punished the Russians for not admitting them, the Olympic champion and Duma deputy told of the Russian Federation. Svetlana Jourova .
Previously, the President of the British Olympic Association, Andy Anson, supported Russia’s participation in the 2024 Olympics. However, he noted that athletes are required to perform in a neutral status, without a Russian flag. Russians and Belarusians have been suspended from the 2022 Wimbledon tennis tournament due to events in Ukraine. For this, the organizers of the competition were fined $1 million, and the WTA and ATP deprived the tournament of ranking points. In 2023, Russian and Belarusian tennis players were admitted to neutral status.
— I wouldn’t say that such a statement from the British is positive rhetoric for us. The British know that speaking neutrally is a painful issue for us. The British were pressured not to let the Russians into Wimbledon, they were punished and they obeyed the decision of the tennis associations. That’s why they are now saying the Russians should be allowed in.
I don’t know if our athletes will go to neutral status or not. There is still time to decide. We will have to see what the situation and circumstances will be. In the current discourse, of course, there is practically no need to go there,” Zhurova told .
At the end of March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced recommendations for the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions. Recommendations include individual admission, neutral status, banning participation in team sports, and banning the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO. The decision regarding the Summer Olympics in Paris will be announced later. The IOC did not invite the ROC to the Games on the set date of July 26.
The Paris Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024
Source : MatchTV
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