![]() ![]() “And if you think that sounds like an exaggeration, consider the fact that the two leading Russia sports societies – the Central Sports Club of the Army and the Dynamo Sports Society – were founded by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Internal Affairs respectively. “Secondly, the provisions set out on military and national security agency links are currently minimal, especially when we know that the links between state, military and sport in Russia and Belarus are root and branch. “There is no reference anywhere in the recommendations to state funding, which is a breach of neutrality,” Frazer will say. ![]() First, they ignore the fact the athletes from Russia and Belarus are state-funded second, that many such athletes are affiliated with the military and third, they contain loopholes that could be exploited. “None of us should countenance the idea of a Ukrainian athlete being forced to share a pitch, a court, a field, a starting line with state-sponsored athletes from Russia and Belarus.”įrazer will claim that the IOC’s plans are flawed in three areas. “Countless more have been forced to flee or defend their homeland from invading forces. “More than 220 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have so far lost their lives at the hands of Russian aggression,” Frazer will say. And in a sign of ongoing hostility between the IOC and 35 western countries, which want athletes from Russia and Belarus to remain banned, she will tell the IOC it must go “back to the drawing board” over its controversial proposals to allow such athletes to compete as “neutrals”, without their usual kits, flags or anthems.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |