“SBR will not participate in this story.” Maygurov on IOC criteria for admitting Russian athletes

President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maygurov commenting on the criteria for the air “” International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the admission of Russian athletes to international competitions, said that the RBU stands in solidarity with the position of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) on this issue.

On Tuesday, the IOC’s executive committee recommended that international federations, if Russians are allowed to start, do so individually, in a neutral status, without participating in team events, and also exclude the participation of athletes associated with military forces. ‘order. ROC chief Stanislav Pozdnyakov said the neutral status of Russian athletes is clear discrimination on the basis of nationality, Russian Federation Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin called the IOC’s recommendations illegal.

– (In the discourse of the IOC and Thomas Bach) there are pluses and minuses. The good news is that the IOC has at least presented something. It is clear that these criteria are unacceptable to us, there is no identification: no flag, no anthem. It would be nice to be punished for something.

A lot is happening in the world, but only for our country and Belarusians certain criteria are set. Therefore, we fully support the position of the Ministry of Sports and the ROC that we will not be part of this story, but the dialogue must continue.

What about law enforcement athletes? This is not the only criterion. If there are changes in other criteria, it will subside on its own. We all understand who participates in SVO and who does not, who participates in championships and competitions,” Maygurov said on .

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.

Later on Sunday, the men’s relay will take place at the PARI Russian Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk. Watch the live broadcast of the race starting at 11:50 a.m. on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.

Source : MatchTV

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