State Duma Deputy Irina Rodnina commented for SE on the statement of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko on the conditions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions.
“Can I agree with Chernyshenko’s words? Absolutely. When we were punished before, we knew what and why. Now it’s just Russophobia. [Want] to humiliate us. There really is no interest in performing in such a situation, ”said Rodnina to SE.
During a speech at the marathon “Knowledge. First” Chernyshenko said that the IOC puts forward “a humiliating ultimatum to Russian athletes, offering them to, in fact, betray their homeland for the sake of participating in the Olympics” and that Russia does not need such an Olympics.
Earlier, President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Francesco Ricci Bitti said that the organization is in the process of developing a declaration model that Russian and Belarusian athletes will have to fill out to participate in international competitions.