The trend is confirmed: Russia is deviating a little more every day from the scenario of a boycott of the Paris 2024 Games. After the Minister of Sports, Oleg Matytsin, another voice was heard this week to suggest that the Russian athletes will not turn their backs on the Olympic and Paralympic events, provided they are eligible. Stanislav Pozdnyakov (photo above), the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), explained this to the media on Thursday March 14: “ The ROC has never sought to boycott the Olympic Games and we, as the National Olympic Committee, will never take the route of boycott. We have always supported the participation of Russian athletes, but only on the basis of non-discriminatory and fair conditions compared to athletes from the rest of the world.. » Anything but a coincidence, the declarations of the two Russian leaders come one week before the next meeting of the IOC Executive Board, on March 19 and 20 in Lausanne. In particular, it must decide on the conditions of participation of neutral athletes in the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games.
