“Our athletes will not participate in the selection for the Olympics,” TASS quotes Yesheev as saying.
He also noted that there is no one in the national team who wants to compete without the flag and anthem.
On December 8, it became known that the IOC allowed Russians and Belarusians to participate in the Olympics in a neutral status. Those who have qualified in their sports will qualify for the Games. Athletes should not support the SVO or be associated with military departments.
On March 19, it became known that the IOC Executive Committee decided not to allow Russian athletes to participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris, and Russians would also be excluded from the medal table. The organization approved the flag and anthem for neutral athletes.
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11.
Earlier, Yulia Chepalova spoke about the participation of Russian athletes in the Games in Paris.