Continues . Russian troops have been shelling e.g. civilian targets in Ukraine. Heavy fights are taking place all over the country. This prompted the response of Western countries, which impose further sanctions on Russia, its authorities and local oligarchs. They also do not bypass. Lots of athletes and organizations show solidarity with the Ukrainians and exclude Russian and Belarusian players from the competition.
The Russians, of course, are outraged by any exclusions. They are constantly defending themselves that sport should be free from politics. However, some of the athletes there are disgraced and express their support for the hostilities. Ivan Kuliak, who finished third at the Rhythmic Gymnastics in Doha, proudly displayed the symbol of the invasion on the podium.
Anna Kabaeva defends Russia. According to her, it “protects Donbass and Luhansk from the Nazis”
Many other athletes do not take a position on this issue or support Vladimir Putin’s actions because they believed in Russian propaganda. This prevents the people of Russia from knowing what is really going on in Ukraine. Another batch of nonsense was uttered by the famous Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva.
– I believe that there has never been a more embarrassing page in the history of world sport. The management of many international sports organizations has long been involved in completely unsportsmanlike matters under various pretexts. They don’t even hide anymore. Their “concern” for the world is just as hypocritical as the fight for pure sport – Kabaeva, quoted by the Russian sport-express.ru, has burned out.
– They did not care or remove from the competition any country that participated in the killing of hundreds of thousands of civilians in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria. But they are very angry when she decided to protect Donbass and Luhansk from the Nazis, she continued.
– They try very hard to humiliate the Russians. They forbade our symbols, flags and anthem. At all competitions, Russian athletes were examined under a microscope. When they detect any three molecules that affect nothing, athletes are immediately removed. And we win anyway! Our successes confirmed that Russian sport stands at a high level not thanks to doping exceptions, but thanks to the talent of our athletes. Russia was, is and will be a great sports power and nothing can be done about it – she added. Let us remind you that at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the Russian Olympic Committee won 32 medals – 6 gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze. He was ninth in the medal standings.
Alina Kabaeva is an exceptionally titled gymnast. He has the Olympic championship and several gold medals of the world championships to his credit. In 2014, she was one of the people who lit the Olympic torch during the Olympics in Sochi. However, he owes fame not only to his successes. Kabaeva is sometimes called “Russia’s unofficial first lady”. According to the media, she is privately the partner of Vladimir Putin himself. In the past, she was a deputy to the Russian parliament on behalf of the “United Russia” party, which is the political base of the Russian head of state. Currently, Kabaeva resides in Switzerland.
Source: Sport
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