Oleg Matytsin said that Russians who changed their citizenship are losing social support
The Minister of Sports of Russia Oleg Matytsin spoke about the sanctions for Russians who changed their sports citizenship. His words are quoted by Match TV.
Matytsin said that athletes who moved to other national teams are losing social support. “Yes, of course, these are citizens of our country, we love and appreciate them, but if the choice is made, then the choice is made forever. Those preferences that they received as members of national teams will cease to be valid, ”he stressed.
Earlier, the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs and Olympic champion in speed skating Svetlana Zhurova proposed to punish Russian athletes who change citizenship in the current situation. “My colleagues and I need to think about this, namely about legislative restrictions. I mean prohibiting the return of Russian citizenship to those who first changed it intentionally, ”she said.
At the end of February 2022, most sports organizations suspended Russians and Belarusians from tournaments on the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Source: Lenta
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