Degtyarev: response to the IPC Paralympic athletes of Russia against all norms of international law – Cempionatam

January 30, 2017, Monday. 22:03. Other

the Chairman of the state Duma Committee on sports, tourism and youth policy of the Mikhail Degtyarev commented on the refusal of the International Paralympic Committee following a request of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RCC) to allow Russians to participate in the qualifying competition to the Games in 2018 under the specific guarantees of the CRP.

“Review by today’s scandal does not imply tones and inappropriate curvature of diplomatic phrases. The decision of the International Paralympic Committee, rejecting the RCC proposal to resolve the Russian Paralympic athletes to participate in qualifying competitions to the winter Games, completely contrary to the Olympic Charter and every international law.

the Monstrous practice of “collective responsibility” as a favorite tool of many international officials, as well as the ongoing discrimination of athletes on a national basis is a dead – end path, corroding and destroying the very Foundation of the world sport” — quoted Degtyareva “R-Sport”.