Double Olympic champion in biathlon Olga Zaitseva on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on , she declared that she would no longer perform at the Games under a neutral flag and that the IOC’s proposals for the admission of Russians should not be accepted.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on January 25 that it would consider the possibility of admitting to the world departures Russian and Belarusian athletes in a neutral status, who have not actively supported the NWO. IOC chief Thomas Bach has admitted that Russians and Belarusians could participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in a neutral status.
Society is divided on this issue. Athletes and politicians argue. I also have such a strong opinion on this issue, even though I am a former athlete. In this situation, I don’t know what I would do. It seems that we have already acted under a neutral flag. From now on, the IOC proposes, under certain conditions, to fly under a neutral flag. If I hear a provocative message, then I think that in such conditions it is impossible to go to the Olympics. It’s time to be tougher and not bow to the IOC. You would have already said right away whether you were going or not, but these kinds of “if you do this, then we’re okay with that” – that just doesn’t sit well with me. There are many opinions, athletes are also different. Such a time. Such is fate. We have to take this time and decide for ourselves. The last word will be our leadership. We have to determine the times when we have to leave. I wouldn’t want people to agree to the terms they offer. I will not go. I would not let the athletes go under the white flag, because they have already competed, they have already glorified their country. Everyone knows that these are our athletes.
But imagine such a moment. Our people go to the Olympics, there are all kinds of people. And I remember the story of the truck of skiers from the Russian Federation, which was sprayed with paint … It is not known what will happen at the opening. They’ll lay eggs, they’ll start booing, fuking. It’s psychologically difficult. Our athletes, as stronger and better, must go and shut up, because aggression cannot be provoked and responded to aggressively. We are thrown mud and we are silent. It’s probably good behavior according to the Bible, but stop doing it. Our leaders must already take a concrete decision.
When the SVO ends, we will go (to the Games) and win! Then everyone will dance to our tune. I hope we will establish our own rules. And now they’re laughing at us. We are athletes. We do as they say. But I don’t like athletes who change nationality. People pay taxes for training athletes, for training camps, and then they bam – and switch citizenships because they want to compete. We now have a lot of competition and support from the state. There are opportunities. Our competitions in Russia are of a high level. In biathlon competitions, Norwegians compete against Norwegians at the international level. There are such gaps – a minute and a half in second place. Norway first. Our competition here is much higher than there in international competitions,” Zaitseva said on .
In February 2022, the IOC recommended that sports federations withdraw Russian athletes from international competitions due to events in Ukraine.
The 2024 Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11.
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