MOSCOW, Sep 15, Sergey Fuks.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is trying to shift political responsibility to Russian and Belarusian athletes, said the President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov. Ukraine. A number of international federations followed this recommendation. «Now the thesis has already changed. They used to say that since our Ukrainian colleagues cannot compete and train, then let's deprive the Russians and Belarusians. But now the vector is different — we see that the Ukrainians are competing calmly, and the IOC is now is trying to shift political responsibility onto the athletes. That is, NOCs are now under political pressure. But this is interference, for which NOCs used to restrict their rights, «Pozdnyakov said during an expanded meeting of the commission of athletes of the ROC and representatives of the NOC of Belarus. «During boycotts, it happens A whole generation of brilliant athletes is dropping out, (Thomas) Bach is the same example, he could not come to Moscow in 1980. We are aimed at dialogue with international federations, it is already underway, and the understanding of the impasse is already happening. We live in an interesting period , we can form a new order,» the head of the ROC added. Pozdnyakov also believes that the integrity of the Olympia The sports movement is currently under threat, but the main thing for athletes is to continue preparing for competitions. «Why is there a policy of double standards? This is a simple question and there is no answer to it. The logic of actions in relation to all countries can be the only one that can guarantee the integrity of the Olympic movement. Now it is under threat, and we need to look at the situation clearly. For athletes, the main thing is not to look for the guilty, but to prepare for the competition, because any injustice dissipates with time. Good times are coming and we need to be fully armed. Athletes need to prepare for the 2024 Olympics with redoubled energy,» Pozdnyakov said.
