The principle of “sport outside of politics’ has been completely trampled into the mud and thrown into the trash heap. Those who regularly use sports competitions to discriminate against Russians and speculate on the political agenda.
It is categorically unacceptable to let such a boorish attitude towards our country go on the brakes. Russia will survive its non-participation in the Paris Olympics. But whether France will survive if Russia finally and irrevocably closes its access to its markets is a big question.