Russian Paralympic athlete Alexei Bychenok said that the Ukrainians did not say hello at the 2022 Games
Russian Paralympic athlete Alexei Bychenok, in an interview with Lenta.ru, described his relationship with Ukrainian athletes at the 2022 Games in Beijing.
“They wrote that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) changed its mind and removed us, allegedly because of the difficult situation in the village. There was no difficult situation, the Ukrainians just didn’t say hello, ”said the athlete.
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The Russian also spoke about the atmosphere at the Games after the team was suspended. He compared the Russian team with outcasts. “There was a feeling that we were thrown out of the Olympic village,” he explained.
The fact that the Russian Paralympic athletes will not be allowed to start in Beijing became known on March 3. Initially, the IPC allowed the Russians to compete in neutral status, but then changed the decision. The head of the organization, Andrew Parsons, explained this by the position of other national committees, which opposed the participation of the Russian team in the Paralympics.
Bychenok is the silver medalist of the 2014 Sochi Games in biathlon. He also has two victories at the world championships – one each in biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Source: Lenta
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