Double Olympic champion in biathlon Dmitry Vasiliev in an interview with , he criticized the vector of development of the international Olympic movement and the actions of the boss of the IOC Thomas Bach .
– I see the abomination that was first written abroad in relation to the same Alexander Loginov and our other athletes, that Russians should be expelled, disqualified, banned anywhere. Besides, this is not said by officials who seem supposed to lead such a wave, but by foreign athletes themselves. Thanks to Thomas Bach, who completely dismissed the athletes. They have no right to make political statements! They should only occur in sports arenas. Here is their goal. And only civil servants and sports officials can enter politics. So they have to make statements, and in a balanced way. But that doesn’t happen.
– Do you think that one day, after the checks and infringements observed, criminal proceedings will be initiated against the President of the IOC? Or is he honest?
– Of course, Bach is far from being naive. And not stupid – you can’t blame him for that. But at the same time Bach was under a harsh influence. We understand from whom. He who pays is he who influences him. It happens in the open.
But at the same time, as a man of honor and conscience, Bach had to stand up and say, “Guys, I don’t want anything to do with this!” I leave”.
And then everyone would respect Thomas Bach. But he doesn’t. This means that he participates in the whole process. He is one of its initiators.
Will Bach go down in history as the killer of the Olympic movement?
– Yes, and I said it in December 2017, when a decision was made about our team: it was not allowed in the Olympics in Korea with the Russian anthem and flag.
I then said, “If events develop in the Olympic movement in this way, then in 5 to 10 years it will simply not exist.” In principle, I was not much wrong about the dates. The Olympic movement is gradually heading towards destruction, Vasilyev told .
Source : MatchTV
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