MOSCOW, March 7 2006 Olympic champion in ice dancing Tatyana Navka supported the Russian Paralympic team, suspended from the Paralympics in Beijing. «Yesterday, our Russian Paralympic team returned from Beijing, which, thanks to the politicized decision of the IOC and the IPC, were suspended from participating in the Olympic Games. To call such a decision by international sports organizations other than a failure and a disgrace to the principles of sports, I I can’t. Our Paralympic athletes are some of the strongest athletes in the world who have been waiting for 8 years to participate in these Games! ”She writes on Instagram. View this post on Instagram
Navka noted that modern sport is saturated with politics, and the athletes who were waiting for a chance to prove themselves are suffering. «Our great, legendary and strongest were not allowed to show themselves, they took away the chance and glory, simply because some organizations forgot that «sport is out of politics»! I am extremely sorry for our athletes from a human point of view «because it's dishonest, ugly and unsportsmanlike! But from the point of view of an athlete, I believe that our people can do everything! They will overcome, find incentive and inspiration and prove to the world more than once that they are great sports stars! Which they really are. Guys, hold on, the whole country is with you,» the Olympic champion shared her opinion.