In particular, Laishev, who is a friend of dictator Vladimir Putin, is sure that the Russian Federation will not be allowed to participate in the Olympics, it will not lose anything..

“In principle, we don’t care about the Olympics, we will hold our own Olympics, which will be no worse than.

All countries will pull up to us, to justice, to reason, to a common form of understanding of progress, culture and the future for our victories. We are still the best in the world, we never deceived anyone, we never mixed sports with politics.

The same applies to general culture, painting, pop music, classical works, books - we have always been loyal before, we must stand our ground, and then we will succeed.. If we are not allowed to the Olympics, we will not lose anything. We must live peacefully, enjoy life on the small planet on which we live and strive for peace,"

It should be noted that quite recently a member of the International Olympic Committee, Craig Reedy, expressed his conviction that if the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues, then the chances of athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in the 2024 Olympic Games will actually drop to zero..

He noted that this is due to the elimination of representatives of the aggressor countries by most of the relevant federations, which means they are not allowed to qualify for the Olympics-2024..

Recall that at the last summer (Tokyo-2020) and winter (Beijing-2022) Olympic Games, athletes from Russia performed in a neutral status due to the systematic violation of anti-doping rules by the Russian Federation.. Russians were forbidden to use national symbols, anthem and flag. The name of the country was replaced with the abbreviation ROC team (Russian Olympic Committee - note), which is forbidden to decipher.

The next Summer Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024 in Paris. At the 2024 Olympics, athletes will compete for medals in 32 sports.