Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko admitted that he did not expect such a disloyal position towards Russia from the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach.
“You know, this is my personal pain, because we generally helped Bahu to become president of the IOC, he was supported by Russia, he was the first to be congratulated by the president Vladimir Putin, when he (Bach) was elected in Buenos Aires. And, of course, we did not expect that Westerners would control the International Olympic Committee to such an extent, influencing its president Thomas Bach. Our president, he respects and shares the values of the Olympic movement, which have never been about politics or any restrictions.
Forcing our national team, humiliating it, performing not only without an anthem and flag, but also in neutral white colors – this is all one step away from a striped uniform and a star tattoo on the forehead. In general, this has already happened in history, we went through it.
How ashamed these people will be when all this foam goes away, but true values still don’t change, and then everything will be somehow, I wonder how they will look us in the eyes after all this, when all this stupidity goes away “, quotes the words Chernyshenko RIA Novosti.
Dmitry Nikolaevich, the whole point here is that, apparently, some athletes registered in Russia can go to Paris in a “striped uniform with a star on the forehead.” And in leggings of any color or without them at all.
That is why Bach mocks, defining those red lines that all athletes who agree will not be able to cross. And, apparently, IOC officials are very surprised by the fact that someone is ready to sacrifice principles and beliefs for the sake of a sports title.
Dmitry Chernyshenko also commented on the decision of the IOC International Olympic Committee to withdraw the Golden Olympic Order from President Vladimir Putin:
“They took the golden Olympic order from our president, we have to figure this out, for the reason that Russia was allegedly accused of a doping scandal. But Russia won all the claims against our Olympic medalists in international courts. For some reason no one talked about this, for some reason the order was not returned. Therefore, it would be very interesting for me to meet Thomas Bach and ask him this question personally. I wonder what he would say.”
In turn, the head of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin stated that the IOC sanctions did not lead to a massive exodus of Russian athletes abroad, and noted the positive consequences of the restrictions:
“The decision that the International Olympic Committee made was not dictated by the Olympic Charter. They found one of the painful points to hit the country’s leadership in the hope that there will be an internal split – athletes will begin to go abroad. Yes, some athletes left, but these are only a few. No one left en masse; they took the correct patriotic position. Before the sanctions, national teams practically lived abroad. This has led to a gap between the elite and reserve, youth sports. The return of our national teams is a moment of recovery, the creation of a competitive environment.”
2023-12-29 14:28:00
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