MOSCOW, Oct 27, Alexander Sergeev. Two-time Olympic champion and President of the Biathlon Federation Petersburg, Dmitry Vasilyev said that a new head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should be appointed instead of Thomas Bach. Bach had previously called on the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to publish the results of the investigation into the doping case of figure skater Kamila Valieva. «I believe that Bach is a destructive figure in the current olympic movement.The man is trying to be good for our opponents, but violates fundamental principles such as sport is out of politics and that athletes should not be responsible for the actions of their governments.But for some reason this does not apply to Russian athletes. in doing so, he opened a Pandora's box and set a precedent.Now you can apply these rules depending on the political situation that is developing in a given historical period. period of time. There is no need to talk about any sincere Olympic movement,» Vasiliev said. «I am skeptical about everything that Bach says. I think that it is necessary to get rid of him as soon as possible, to replace him with another adequate president. In the current realities, this is unlikely, now everyone is engaged. Russia has been designated as the main villain in the world. Even those who just want to talk to Russia are blacklisted. It is absolutely not necessary to expect any positive changes in the address of Russian sports today. Anything can happen with Valieva. If there is a specific order for her to drown her, to make Russia more painful, then this will be brought to a logical conclusion for them,» he added.
