Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev during a conversation with , he suggested that the reason for the refusal Daria Kasatkina to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games is not only linked to the financial needs of the tennis player.
Earlier, , citing a source close to the matter, reported that Kasatkina would miss the Paris Olympics for personal reasons and a desire to earn money at other tournaments.
On Tuesday, the Russian Tennis Federation published the names of Russian tennis players who will participate in the 2024 Games. In men’s singles, Daniil Medvedev, Roman Safiullin, Pavel Kotov and Aslan Karatsev are registered, in women – Ekaterina Alexandrova, Mirra Andreeva , Veronika Kudermetova and Diana Schneider. Medvedev/Safiullin, Kotov/Karatsev, Andreeva/Kudermetova and Alexandrova/Schneider will perform as a duo.
“Our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin once said: “We will respect the decision of athletes who go to France or refuse to participate in the Olympic Games. » The reason for Kasatkina’s non-participation in the Olympics is much deeper than what has been suggested, and it has nothing to do with winning money at other tournaments. For all athletes, participating in the Olympic Games is a dream. Marat Safin, Evgueni Kafelnikov, all our stars participated with great desire and enthusiasm. I think Daria did not say everything she could say,” Svishchev told .
In December 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualify for the Olympics in individual neutral status without a flag, anthem or other national symbol.
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