Thus, she commented on the statement of the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, that the participation of Russian athletes in the Olympic Games in Paris will depend on the political situation.
“The desire to remove Russian athletes who have become hostages of the political ambitions of the United States and its allies from participating in the Olympics is a gross violation of their rights,” Zakharova said in a comment on the Russian Foreign Ministry website.
Earlier, Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin assessed the possible non-admission of Russian athletes to participate in the Summer Olympics.