President of Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vyalbe in a conversation with , she said that she considers it unacceptable for Russians to participate in international competitions in accordance with the requirements put forward by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Following Tuesday’s meeting in Lausanne, the IOC’s executive committee recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to participate in international competitions only in a neutral status, while banning Russians from participating in team sports. Recommendations were also issued on the issue of admission to competitions to take into account the Russians’ public statements about the CBO, as well as their demonstration of symbols with the letter “Z”. The decision notes that athletes who have a contract with the Russian or Belarusian armed forces or national security agencies cannot participate in the competitions.
– The head of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU), Viktor Maigurov, said that biathletes associated with military structures could resign to be admitted to international tournaments. Is it impossible on skis?
“We all have military skiers. Even the fact that we are flying under a neutral flag is unacceptable to me. I consider it unacceptable to go to competitions to wipe your feet on us,” Vyalbe 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. Subsequently, IOC chief Thomas Bach opposed political influence on sport and any proposal to treat Russian athletes as bearers of collective guilt.
Source : MatchTV
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