Fetisov called what is happening in the sport «monkey football»

MOSCOW, July 13 Two-time Olympic hockey champion Vyacheslav Fetisov said that events in world sports related to the removal of Russians from competitions remind him of monkey football. Earlier, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Craig Reedy expressed the opinion that Russian athletes would not be able to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, which will be held from July 26 to August 11, due to a ban on participation in international competitions. Later, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stated that Reedy's words are only his personal opinion. «I know Reedy well. He says that Russian and Belarusian athletes may not take part in the Olympics because they will not be able to compete in the qualifying competitions «You yourself recommend that international federations not allow athletes, and then say that they did not pass the selection. They (the IOC) have refugee teams that have not passed any selection, nothing … A lot of things that are not clear. The worst thing in sports is when they change rules of the game in the course of any competition. There is such an expression «monkey football» — monkey football, «Fetisov said at a press conference. about now we understand what is happening in world sports.This monkey football, where you need to change the rules — clearly state that in the event of such and such conflicts, all this (suspension) will automatically occur audit. Then it will not be a sports organization, it will be a political entity. It is necessary to explain on the basis of what (the Russians are suspended), especially since a lot has happened over the past decade,» he added.