MOSCOW, Oct 18, Sergey Fuks. Honorary President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) ) Vitaly Smirnov, in an interview with noted that the Olympic movement will be able to do without Denmark, and the possible absence of Russia will be a blow. Committees (ANOC) during the speech of the President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov. The ANOC General Assembly is being held October 18-21 in Seoul (South Korea). Pozdnyakov made a report on the activities of the commission on education and culture headed by him. «Where is Denmark in the table of ranks of the Olympic movement, and where is Russia? The Olympic movement and the Olympic Games will calmly survive the absence of Denmark, and the absence of the Russian Federation will be a blow. It should be noted that there are more than 200 countries in the Olympic movement, and only one decided to leave,» Smirnov said. Earlier, Natorp criticized the decision to admit representatives of Russia and Belarus to the ANOC General Assembly. Delegates from Norway and New Zealand also opposed the presence of the Olympic Committees of Russia and Belarus. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach criticized Natorp's proposal to prevent Russian representatives from attending the ANOC General Assembly.
