Double Olympic champion Dmitry Vasiliev in a conversation with , he said that the persecution suffered by the president of the Norwegian sports committee, Astrid Jacobsen, because of remarks favorable to the return of Russians to the international scene, is a manifestation of strong anti- democracy.
Earlier, broadcasting company NRK, citing unnamed sources, reported that Jacobsen, in a meeting with representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), advocated the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to competition. Subsequently, she said in an interview with the VG newspaper that journalists had distorted her words, which had led to her being insulted on social networks.
“It shows how much real democracy exists in Western countries,” Vasiliev told . – They have taught us this all their life, but the athletes themselves cannot express their opinion, and if they do, then the persecution begins in their direction. Now, it is impossible for a person who has a different position to survive in the western world, which has always cried out that it is a democratic island. The situation with Jacobsen is a blatant manifestation of anti-democracy.
– Nevertheless, even in Western countries there are people who are in favor of allowing Russians …
“Sane people are everywhere. It does not depend on the nationality, but on the person: whether he is in order with his head or whether he is a clinical idiot. Jacobsen made the mistake of publicly expressing his unpopular opinion.
Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it would consider admitting neutral Russian and Belarusian athletes to world starts who did not actively support the IOC. IOC chief Thomas Bach admitted that the Russians could participate in the Paris Olympics, also in a neutral status.
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Source : MatchTV
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