Calling for a boycott of the Games, where are you? Russian athletes are heroes

Andriy SenchenkoSport reporterAll materialsSo, the Tokyo Olympics are finally over. Why finally? These Games were too difficult a test for everyone: for the people of Japan, who were worried every day because of new anti-records for cases of coronavirus infections; for organizers of competitions and volunteers who have worked in a crazy schedule and in the most difficult conditions; for athletes. Now, after all that has been experienced, you can calm down and, taking a deep breath, rest. This is especially deserved by Russian athletes. I just want to say thank you for the strength and character that they gave in Japan. 71 medals won (more only from the USA and China), provided that an extremely limited number of athletes went to the Olympics, is cool. With the doping hell in which the Russian sport banned for the coming years has plunged, finding the ability to cope with the pressure that comes from all sides is worth a lot. Especially when a wave of negativity is catching up with their own. Yesterday, 09:12 Olympics 2020The Russian team took the fifth place in the medal standings of the Olympic Games Remember the day when WADA and CAS deprived Russians of any national symbols at major sporting events? At the same time, a bunch of people reminded of themselves who called on athletes to boycott the Olympics. They were accused of betraying their native country, and the athletes in Tokyo were suddenly called faceless and unrelated to Russia. Do you understand, yes? Someone seriously considered that they were capable of deciding the fate of other people who are already responsible for the sins of others.