Russian wrestlers, if they receive licenses, will consider the possibility of participating in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. This was stated by the President of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili.
“The Russian Wrestling Federation fully supports the policy of the President of Russia [Владимира Путина]and Russian wrestlers will consider the possibility of participating in the Olympic Games to prove that, despite all the difficulties, restrictions and sanctions, medals from the world’s main sports forums will still go to the strongest power – Russia,” he is quoted as saying press service FSBI on Saturday, April 6.
Mamiashvili recalled that at the moment it is necessary to win the right to participate. Wrestlers from Russia, based on sporting principles, were allowed to qualify and compete for the right to take part in the Olympics. Only after receiving a license will athletes decide “whether it is worth participating in the Games based on the criteria that will be proposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC),” the organization’s president said.
On April 4, the FSBR reported that the IOC did not allow two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion in freestyle wrestling Abdulrashid Sadulayev to the licensed tournament in Baku, which takes place from April 5 to 7. Speaking about the reasons, FSBR press attache Tigran Avanyan said that Sadulayev will not compete in the pre-Olympic competitions due to non-compliance with the criteria. According to him, the IOC did not specify what criteria they were talking about. Mamiashvili noted that the organization intends to challenge the possibility of preventing Abdulrashid Sadulayev from participating in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Commenting on this decision, 2006 Olympic champion in speed skating and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova pointed out the double standards of the IOC. According to her, the organization is coming up with anything to prevent the strongest Russian athletes from participating in the competition.
Earlier, on March 21, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, said that the IOC had openly chosen the side of the political conflict and was now consistently implementing the order to isolate Russian sports. He pointed out that the organization has been neglecting the fundamental principles of the Olympic Charter for two years, practicing inhumane sanctions against Belarusians and Russians.
On December 8, 2023, the IOC allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris under strict conditions – the same as during their selection. Athletes are not allowed to compete in team disciplines, actively support the special operation to protect Donbass, enter into contracts with the Armed Forces and national security agencies, or demonstrate any national symbols. The same requirements apply to support staff.
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