Biathlon World Champion Anton Shipulin said he recently spoke with the eight-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjoerndalen who expressed hope for a quick return of Russian athletes to the international scene.
– You communicated well with Tarja Boe. Are you in touch now?
– Now I do not communicate with anyone from foreign athletes. Although we had a very warm relationship with Tarja Boe. Recently deregistered with Bjoerndalen. He also supports us and wants Russian athletes to return to the international stage, – the correspondent reports Shipulin’s words.
Earlier, the IOC, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it will consider the possibility of admitting Russian and Belarusian athletes to world starts in a neutral status, who have not actively supported the IOC. IOC chief Thomas Bach admitted that the Russians could participate in the Paris Olympics in a neutral status.
Source : MatchTV
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