So, Gutzeit expressed the hope that the athletes of the aggressor country would not be in competitions even under a neutral flag.

He spoke about this in an interview with "

" But it is very important for us that until the end of the war they would not be in tournaments at all.. Therefore, with the great help of Andrey Yermak, we are working on this issue with international federations, the International Olympic Committee and the National Olympic Committee.

It's difficult, it's very difficult, because Russia is trying to participate under a white flag, under a neutral flag, in order to still be represented at international tournaments. Many of its representatives are integrated into international federations, many sponsorships leave Russia, they work, they try to return.

The Olympic Games in two years, we really want to win and end the war by this time. Of course, this will be a big blow to the Russian federations, if their athletes do not go to the Olympics, it will be a big blow.. We will do everything to ensure that they are not there,” Gutzeit said..

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.