MOSCOW, August 15, Oleg Bogatov. participation in international competitions, lawyer Richard McLaren expressed a sensible and rather bold opinion against the backdrop of tough sanctions imposed by many international sports organizations, said Mikhail Mamiashvili, president of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR). McLaren, who previously investigated anti-doping rule violations in Russian sports, said on Sunday , which does not consider fair the current suspension of Russians by the international federations from competitions. But, in his opinion, until the situation in Ukraine is resolved, the world sports community will not change its decision. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in February, against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, recommended that international federations not allow Russian athletes to compete. Most organizations excluded the Russians from tournaments under their auspices, others allowed them to start in a neutral status. “How can you evaluate obvious things? And no matter who makes this statement, it is so obvious that there is no point in commenting on it,” Mamiashvili said. «And this go-ahead (IOC), shameless and unprecedented… There have already been such times, we know that. This is an excuse for bastards and scoundrels to use this moment to satisfy their weaknesses. Somewhere in the absence of fair competition, take a higher place, somewhere — then — someone's position on a pedestal, somewhere to settle their scores of an offended person. And today there is just such an opportunity for those people who can themselves lie and replicate lies. «
