Four-time world champion in rowing slalom Vavrzhinets Gradilek opposed the admission of Russians to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

“I will be terribly disappointed if Russian athletes somehow make it to the Olympics, because sport is a propaganda tool for Russia and other authoritarian regimes..

It is extremely difficult to agree that representatives of such a state should participate in sporting events even under a neutral flag..

The Olympic Charter opposes discrimination, but mentions such terms as dignity, humanity and peace in the preamble. Russia definitely does not represent these values, even if it hides behind sports," com with a link to iDNES.

Recall, on March 28, the International Olympic Committee returned Russians and Belarusians to international sports with a number of restrictions.. At the same time, the ban remained in force in team sports.. In addition, the IOC has not yet decided on the participation of representatives of the two countries at the Summer Games in Paris..

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Earlier it was reported that the Russian national basketball team was not allowed to qualify for the 2024 Olympics..