Four-time Olympic biathlon champion Alexander Tikhonov expressed his confidence that the Russians would definitely regain access to international competitions.
He therefore reacted to the statement made on August 14 by the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) commission Richard McLaren. Canadian lawyer urged to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete
– I have already said several times that they will come to the conclusion that Russians should be allowed to participate in international competitions. It’s television, it’s competition. Who can compete internationally? Russia!
They will come crawling on their knees! All doors will be open to us, and they will apologize anyway! In addition, I would sue the federations that decided to withdraw the Russians. And don’t be ashamed of it! Tikhonov told Gazeta.Ru.
Earlier, the honorary president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Alexander Zhukov, said that the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, should follow McLaren’s example and declare the need for Russians to be admitted in international competitions. competitions.
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