French politician: Russian athletes are subject to double standards

French politician: Russian athletes are subject to double standards



Russian athletes are subject to double standards regarding their participation in the 2024 Olympics, said Florian Filippo, leader of the French Patriots movement.

In his Twitter (blocked in the Russian Federation), the politician noted that there is currently a discussion of the participation of athletes from the Russian Federation in the Olympic Games in Paris. Filippo writes that there have never been questions about the participation of American athletes in the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, although the war in Iraq began shortly before that, which cost the lives of many.

Earlier, IOC President Thomas Bach said that athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete at the Olympic Games in 2024 in a neutral status. The sports official acknowledged that their exclusion from the Games is not in line with the values ​​and mission of the Olympic Charter. Later, the IOC announced that the decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the 2024 Olympics had not yet been made.



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