Coach Tarasova said that Russian athletes should participate in the 2024 Olympics
Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova assessed the possibility of a boycott by European countries of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris due to the admission of Russians. Her words are quoted by Sport-Express.
“Russian athletes did nothing wrong to keep them at home instead of the Olympics. For what to punish like that, I personally, as a working coach who has been working at the highest level for 55 years, I don’t understand, ”said Tarasova. In her opinion, the strongest athletes in the world should compete with each other.
Earlier, on January 9, a former member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Norwegian Gerhard Heiberg, spoke about a possible boycott by European countries of the 2024 Olympic Games if Russians were admitted to them. Heiberg said that the West is expressing concern about the conditions for the inclusion of Russian athletes in the number of participants in the Olympics and are thinking about a possible skipping of the competition.
At the end of February, many sports organizations banned the national teams of Russia and Belarus from participating in tournaments on the recommendation of the IOC. In some disciplines, such as motorsport, cycling, tennis and chess, the Russians continue to perform in a neutral status.
Source: Lenta
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