MOSCOW, January 31 Member of the State Duma Sports Committee Boris Paykin (LDPR) supported the petition of figure skater Alexei Yagudin to allow the Russian team to use national symbols at the Olympics. The 2002 Olympic champion in figure skating Alexei Yagudin created a petition on change.org demanding that the Russian wrestling team use national symbols at the Olympics and World Championships. «I support the initiative of the Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin, who advocated the return of Russian symbols and the flag at the Beijing Olympics. Unfortunately, many decisions in sports today are politicized. Including, as many experts noted, the WADA decision adopted in 2019 cannot be called impartial, «said Paikin. According to him, 212 Russian athletes who will represent Russia at the Winter Olympics «are worthy of standing on the podium and listening to the national anthem oh country and see its banner on the flagpole.
