Видео! В Пекине Российские спортсмены поют гимн России и отдирают заплатки с флагов. скачать в хорошем качестве

Видео! В Пекине Российские спортсмены поют гимн России и отдирают заплатки с флагов.

Russian athletes violated bans after being expelled from the Beijing Games. Video Our Paralympians sang the anthem of Russia and tore off the patches from the flags. "And what will they do to us, suspend us?" For the Russian Paralympic team , competitions in Beijing ended before it started. The suspension of athletes from the main start of the quadrennial is a heavy blow in itself, and the way the International Paralympic Committee framed this decision makes us empathize with our team with a vengeance. The reaction of the athletes themselves to the blatant injustice is shocking and creepy. Having lost their dream, being left without the opportunity to compete and show their strength in a fair fight, they forced the entire Paralympic village to listen to the anthem of Russia. Which under other circumstances in Beijing would not have sounded once. Principles or conformity? The International Paralympic Committee decided at the last moment to suspend the national teams of Russia and Belarus from the Games in Beijing. By that time, the teams had already arrived in China and were preparing for the starts, so the IPC statement took the athletes by surprise. This news looked especially strange against the background of the previous decision of the committee, according to which both teams were allowed to Games in neutral status. The IPC wanted to follow the Olympic ethics to the end and not punish athletes for belonging to a particular nationality alone, especially since Russians have already been banned from using state symbols at the tournament. However, the officials failed to maintain firmness and defend their own principles. The position of the organizers was influenced by complaints from other national teams. The national teams refused to perform together with the Russians and threatened a massive boycott, which could escalate into a political scandal. That is why, according to the head of the organization, Andrew Parsons, the committee backed down. — Over the past 12 hours, a huge number of participants contacted us, they communicated very openly, for which I am grateful. They told us that if we didn't reconsider our decision, it would probably have serious consequences for the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. Several NPCs, some of whom have been contacted by their governments, teams and athletes, are threatening not to participate in the competition," Parsons explained. Surprisingly, in the same statement, the Brazilian functionary made a reservation that his actions were ultimately designed to "ensure fair play" and remain faithful to the organization's "basic ethical principles." At the same time, the decision to change your verdict without any new data, simply unable to withstand the pressure, is a direct violation of fair play and mockery of the moral and ethical component. A moment of solidarity It is impossible to imagine what our athletes felt when they were once again humiliated by those who should protect and exercise their rights to compete. But instead of crying in the rooms, the Paralympians gathered in the corridor turned on the anthem of Russia and sang loudly. So that everyone around can hear: spineless officials and vile rivals. — And what will they do to us, suspend us? - the athlete of the Russian national team asks ironically in the video. Later, the legendary coach Irina Gromova posted a video of a spontaneous action of our Paralympians on Instagram, telling the details of what was happening in the athletes' village. — After they found out, they put on a hymn that had not been heard for many years. And we sang together! And they tore off all the patches on the flags! Competitions with artificially weakened competition and medals distributed to the weak in the absence of the strong will sooner or later be forgotten. But the creepy-crawling footage of the performance of the anthem of Russia will remain forever. Because this is the real triumph of the spirit.