The opening ceremony of the European Games in Poland turned into a major failure. President Andrzej Dudu and members of the government were obstructed at the stadium of the Wisla football club in Krakow. Minister of State Assets Jacek Sasin called the incident a disgrace, and a local journalist did not hesitate to criticize the organizers. Karma for banning Russian athletes?
Polyakov first condemned Bach. The European Games were initially seen as a great celebration of sports. Poland wanted to show itself as an excellent organizer. However, something went wrong. At first, the Poles did not care about the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and did not let Russian athletes into the country. Tritely did not issue visas. The fencing tournament, which was supposed to be held in Krakow in the format of the European Championship, suffered from this.
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has stripped the competition of its original status. The tournament was eventually moved to Bulgaria, where the athletes were able to score qualifying points for participation in the Olympic Games. Poland was left with nothing. The actions of the local authorities were also condemned by the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach.
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“It all goes against what we want and against what we fight for. Most athletes support or at least respect what we are doing now. I want to thank them for this. The individual fencing tournament in Bulgaria was held last weekend. Initially, it was supposed to take place in Poland, but the government refused to issue visas to the Russians, which was real discrimination,” Bach said during an extraordinary session of the IOC.
Whistle to the President Apparently, the people of Poland themselves are not too happy with the actions of the authorities. How else to explain the «warm welcome» they gave President Andrzej Duda and other politicians during the opening ceremony of the European Games. The stadium in Krakow booed them. There is a video on social networks of how viewers frankly reacted negatively to the appearance of the Polish leader and members of the government. They also booed the Minister of State Assets Jacek Sasin, who immediately expressed indignation on social networks, accusing fellow citizens of a lack of patriotism.
“A group of political haters tried to disrupt the opening of the European Games. homeland. They mistook a sports festival for a political rally. Shame!» he said.
Some users and experts explained the behavior of the audience by Duda's personnel decision. The day before, he appointed Yaroslav Kaczynski, chairman of the ruling Law and Justice party, as deputy prime minister. Perhaps the reason lies in something else. In any case, the reaction of those present is symptomatic.
Sport.pl journalist Piotr Veselovich also criticized the opening ceremony of the European Games. He noted that the country spent millions on events and tried to do everything with maximum pathos, but in reality the show turned out to be meager.
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«This ceremony was supposed to make the world tremble with delight. As a result, many experienced tremors of embarrassment,” wrote Veselovich.