Russian athletes would certainly like to return to international tournaments with a flag and an anthem, they are tired of playing in a neutral status, the coach told . Russian team biathlon Artem Istomine .
The IOC on Tuesday recommended that international sports federations allow Russian athletes who do not support the CBO to compete in neutral individual status. These guidelines do not apply to team sports. Additionally, the committee recommended excluding the participation of athletes associated with law enforcement.
– A difficult question about the rejection of law enforcement, I can not say anything here. But when it comes to national symbols, the athletes themselves are tired of the fact that we constantly perform without an anthem or a flag. They would like to hear their anthem and see their flag at major tournaments. The decision is up to the athletes and management. Our task is to prepare athletes at the appropriate level, to prepare to compete with the best athletes in the world, Istomin told .
In February last year, the IOC Executive Board recommended federations not to invite Russians and Belarusians to compete due to the situation in Ukraine. In many sports, athletes from both countries were suspended from starts, some federations allowed them to be neutral without national symbols.
Earlier, in a chat with , Russian national team coach Yuri Kaminsky suggested that some biathletes might be fired from law enforcement in order to perform at the Olympics.
Source : MatchTV
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