It’s nice that the five-time Olympic French biathlon champion Martin Fourcade has his own opinion on the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the 2024 Games, he sees a little further than the others, the double Olympic champion told Svetlana Ichmuratova .
Previously, Fourcade, in an interview with NRK, had supported the possible return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions, saying that he “would be ashamed of his country” if representatives of these countries were not allowed in the Olympics in Paris.
– Good game! In his own opinion. Fourcade sees a little further than the others. We understand that sport is outside politics, but at the same time inside politics. But everyone must compete on an equal footing. Because the Olympic Charter prescribes all of this: the same conditions, without discrimination. And then it starts that the flag and the anthem will be taken away… But it’s good that Fourcade made such a statement. Will they listen to his opinion? I don’t know. Decisions are made by the CIO, and the CIO, we understand, is after all a commercial organization that doesn’t look much in our direction. But let’s hope a reason prevails and they make the right decision.
No one benefits from the non-participation of our athletes. Not our country, not other countries. And the fans are hurting too. Because I want to see competition, and in some sports our athletes are the favourites. In general, everyone loses there,” Ishmuratova told .
Earlier, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it would consider the possibility of admitting Russian and Belarusian athletes to world starts in a neutral status, who have not actively supported the OSV. IOC chief Thomas Bach has admitted that Russians could participate in the Paris Olympics without national symbols. On February 2, the committee noted that this matter had not yet been discussed and that the organization still did not have criteria according to which individual admission to competitions could be made.
The Paris Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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