Vyacheslav Fetisov spoke interestingly about China’s refusal to participate in the Channel One Hockey Cup:
“This is an indicator that not a single Chinese athlete who is a potential participant in the Olympic Games will come to us. And it’s not even about hockey – there are the Friendship Games and the BRICS Games. No country will risk its athletes being disqualified. Who would risk being banned for life and missing the Olympics? The decision is logical,” Fetisov said
Firstly, Kazakhstan plays in the Channel One Cup and takes part in the Olympic tournament. And he’s not afraid of anything. There is an obvious inconsistency here.
And, secondly, Fetisov hinted that athletes who participate in the Olympic Games will not come to the BRICS Games and the Friendship Games for the same reason. And this is a direct attack on their organizers – Dmitry Chernyshenko and Igor Levitin. To understand, 8.3 billion rubles have been allocated for the Friendship Games. And what? No one will come?!
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Fetisov explained why the Chinese Ministry of Sports banned the national hockey team from participating in the Channel One Cup
Two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov responded to the withdrawal of the Chinese team from the Channel One Cup in a commentary for SE.
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