MOSCOW, December 8 State Duma deputy Evgeny Revenko called the condition hypocrisy The International Olympic Committee that athletes who have connections with the military structures of Russia or Belarus will not be allowed to participate in the Olympics in Paris.
The IOC announced on December 8 that athletes from Russia and Belarus who managed to qualify will be allowed to participate in the 2024 Olympics. Athletes will perform in a neutral status and will only be able to participate in individual competitions. Athletes and personnel who actively support events in Ukraine or have ties to the military structures of Russia or Belarus will not be allowed to participate, the IOC said.
«»Hypocrisy and double standards. In many countries around the world, professional athletes serve in law enforcement agencies. There are many of them in France, Germany, Austria, there is even a special program in the USA. And only Russia and Belarus are not allowed,» Revenko wrote in on your Telegram channel.
According to him, “with their actions, the IOC and those who actually control it are splitting the international sports movement.”
““Let them play with themselves with such discriminatory rules and Russophobia. We will hold our free and fair Friendship Games,” the deputy noted.
The Friendship Games should be held from September 15 to 29, 2024 in Moscow and Yekaterinburg.