Sport is designed to unite, not sow discord, which is why it is sad to hear Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s statement that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome at the Olympic Games, told Sergei Chepikov .
Earlier, the mayor of Paris declared that Russian and Belarusian athletes would not be welcome at the 2024 Olympic Games.
– That’s very sad to hear. Sport is designed to bring people together and resolve conflict, not to sow discord. This has always been one of the main goals of the Olympic Games. We must seek common ground. It is necessary that as many countries as possible participate in the competition and not prevent their participation. It’s a shame that politics gets involved.
I think that in the near future, Russia and its allies are expected to expand the list of their competitors. There are many possibilities. The “Games of the Future” are simply great competitions,” Chepikov told .
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in December 2023 that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualified for the 2024 Olympics to have individual neutral status without a flag, anthem or other national symbol. The IOC also banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO.
Source : MatchTV
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