MOSCOW, July 1 international competitions, because otherwise the season risks turning into a «show of one nation», says the former coach of the Russian team Markus Kramer. The International Ski Federation (FIS), against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine, first deprived Russia of the right to host the World Cup Final in Tyumen, and then decided not to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in competitions under the auspices of the organization. This decision was made in accordance with the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). «I believe that the Russians should be allowed to compete. Sports and politics should be separated, but as we have seen many times, this does not work. In addition, it is difficult to understand why in some sports, such as tennis, Russians can compete in tournaments, but not in others.I hope that the Russians will compete this winter, because without them it will be a «show of one nation», and this is not very good for sports «, said Kramer, quoted by NRK. Kramer has been with the Russian national team since September 2015. In March, it became known that he was leaving the team. In May, the German took charge of the Italian national team. The coach admitted that after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, he began to receive messages with insults. They stopped only when he left work with the Russian team.
