KUROVO (Moscow region), October 1, Andrey Simonenko. Two-time Olympic fencing champion Sofia Velikaya said that she does not condemn Russian athletes who decide to change citizenship.
Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Alexey Morozov announced on September 6 that 55 Russian Olympic athletes changed their citizenship.
““I can’t blame people who make such decisions. I think they are based on some kind of their own interests and capabilities. I have my own history, I stand for my country,” Velikaya told reporters.