Deputy Svishchev said that Ukrainian athletes will participate in the Olympics
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev assessed the likelihood of Ukraine boycotting the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. His words are quoted by Sport Express.
Svishchev said that Ukrainian athletes will participate in the Olympics in any case, since a boycott is fraught with punishment for the country’s Olympic Committee. “If they now rewrite the rules for Ukraine, then that means madness is happening in the Olympic movement,” he considered.
On December 8, Ukraine spoke about a possible boycott of the 2024 Olympic Games after the admission of Russians and Belarusians. At the same time, the acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Matvey Bedny denied this statement.
Prior to this, the International Olympic Committee announced the admission of Russians and Belarusians to the Games in Paris. They will be able to take part in the tournament as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN). At the same time, athletes who support a special operation in Ukraine, or who have connections with the armed forces or security agencies of Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to participate in the Games.
Source: Lenta
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