“It's inevitable.” Russia announced the fate of relations with the IOC – Olympics
Head of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili commented on the words of the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Mikhail Degtyarev about the beginning of rapprochement of positions with IOC on the issue of the return of Russian athletes to international tournaments, Sports.kz reports with reference to Sport24.ru.
“I am convinced that a change in the IOC’s attitude towards Russian athletes for the better is inevitable. Because even at the most difficult moment of the IOC’s harsh and unfounded position towards us, the overwhelming majority of the international community categorically rejected all attempts to limit the participation of Russians. But everything, unfortunately, was dictated by the decision-making minority. However, this will not last long. I think,…