Vladimir Putin accused International Olympic Committee of ethnic discrimination of athletes from Russian Federation

Photo: the press service of President of the Russian Federation the Ban of participation of the Russian athletes in the international competitions is ethnic discrimination Russian Federation. As President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin at a forum "The Russia-sports power" declared, heads International Olympic Committee showed that the invitation to games — it not the unconditional right of the best athletes. "We learned that the invitation to games — it not the unconditional right of the best athletes, and a certain privilege and it is possible to deserve it not sports results, and any political gestures" — the head of state told. He noted that...