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China News Service, January 18th. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Russian Sports Minister Oleg Madicin said in an interview recently that he supports the proposal to use the classic Soviet song "Katyusha" instead of the Russian national anthem during the Tokyo Olympics .
Previously, the Russian Athletes Committee had proposed to the Russian Olympic Committee to replace the Russian national anthem with the song "Katyusha" as a piece of music played by Russian athletes when they played. This proposal is currently supported by the Russian Minister of Sports.
Data map: At the end of the 2018 Sochi Winter Olympics women's singles free skating competition, Russian SOTNIKOVA Adelina won the women's singles championship.
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"This song has a long tradition in the Soviet Union and Russia. It is widely known in the world and is closely related to our country. This proposal has been affirmed by the athletes. Of course, I respect this and we will support it." Oleg Madicin said.
At the end of last year, the International Sports Arbitration Court ruled that Russian athletes will not be able to represent the country before the end of 2022 and can only compete as neutral athletes.
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