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Beatty, Member of the IOC Coordinating Commission, refused to view the BRICS Games as an alternative to the 2024 Olympic Games.

MOSCOW, June 3 – RIA Novosti. Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of the International Association of Summer Sports Federations (ASOIF) and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 2024 Olympics Coordination Commission, said that BRICS countries do not see sports games as a serious alternative. Games in Paris.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Cabinet to submit proposals for holding the BRICS Sports Games in Russia by July 1 in 2024. The IOC has not yet made a decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paris Olympics, this will be given no later than one year before the start.

“I can’t speak for the president of the IOC, but I don’t think they have the capacity to organize a serious alternative. It’s always best to avoid it as it will always be very controversial. There have been instances in the past. Ricci said that during boycotts they organize tournaments that do not come to a serious conclusion.” Quoted by Beatty, insidethegames.biz.

In 1984, Friendship-84 games were held with the participation of athletes from more than 50 countries on the grounds of the boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics in the Soviet Union. Some competitions were held in Poland, Hungary, the GDR and other socialist countries. In 1986, American television magnate Ted Turner organized the Goodwill Games, which lasted until 2001.

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