NOVOGORSK (Moscow region), Sep 12, Andrey Simonenko. It is important that Russian athletes continued to prepare for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Russian Presidential Aide Igor Levitin said. Earlier, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Communications Director Mark Adams said that all IOC protective measures and sanctions against Russians continue to apply. «International cooperation — work is underway with the BRICS, SCO countries, the Ministry of Sports pays great attention to this, it is very important for us that Russian athletes continue to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris Thank you for hosting the Spartakiad, there are questions about the organization, but I think that this event is very strong influenced the mood of our athletes, for whom it is extremely important to compete under their own flag in their homeland,» Levitin said at a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Sports. At the end of February For the IOC, it recommended that international sports federations prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. A number of international federations excluded Russians and Belarusians from competitions under their auspices, and also canceled the competitions in Russia.
