Zhurova considered that Western countries would boycott the Olympics if Russians were admitted
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Olympic champion in speed skating Svetlana Zhurova assessed the likelihood of a boycott of the 2024 Olympic Games by Western countries if Russians are allowed to participate. Her words are quoted by TASS.
Zhurova considered that Russians would not be allowed to participate in the Games in Paris. “I think it’s not that they won’t let me in, it’s just that the next stage, when these few people are announced, all countries will begin to boycott, they just [президента Франции Эммануэля] Macron will be harassed. I would say that he will have nowhere to go, that he will say no, for some reason I have this suspicion that he simply won’t let me in,” she said.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Sports and the Russian Olympic Committee to formulate proposals for the participation of Russian athletes in the Summer Games in Paris.
In December 2023, the IOC decided to admit Russians and Belarusians to the 2024 Olympics. They will be able to take part in the tournament as individual neutral athletes. At the same time, athletes who support a special operation in Ukraine, as well as those who have connections with the armed forces or security agencies of Russia and Belarus, will not get to Paris. In addition, representatives of team sports will miss the tournament.
Source: Lenta
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