In a meeting with the president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsai stressed that Russian athletes should not be allowed to compete in the Olympics or other sporting events after, in his opinion,
They all support this war and participate in events organized to support this war
– Huttsai’s words were quoted by Reuters.
The International Olympic Committee has recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes gradually return to international competitions in neutral colors, and their participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics has not yet been decided, but the Ukrainians announced on Friday that their athletes would not be allowed to participate in the In qualifying events for the 2024 Games, if they have to compete with Russian athletes.
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