Three-time Olympic champion, State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina commented on the words of the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach.
Bach said that Russian athletes who have distanced themselves from the special operation in Ukraine should be able to compete under a neutral flag.
– How would you assess such a condition of Bach?
“It’s not a condition, it’s a handout. And we don’t need handouts.
If Russian sports had problems with doping, that’s one thing, there were punishments for it. And the February decision (recommendation) of Bach did not concern the Olympic movement at all. Moreover, Bach added the Olympic slogan “together” to the other three. This “together” did not work for him.
– That is, you do not need to agree with Bach’s proposal?
“To agree to such a condition is even indecent, it means not to respect yourself,” said Rodnina.
