Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko criticized the International Olympic Committee for providing a pathway for some Russian athletes to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In a video address to IOC president Thomas Bach, Klitschko called Russians "Olympic champions in crimes against civilians."
KlitschkoToday russians have the gold medal in war crimes, deportation of children and rape of women. You can't put your <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Olympics</a> emblem on these crimes dear Thomas Bach. <a href="https://twitter.com/iocmedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iocmedia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToParis2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToParis2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopTheWar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopTheWar</a> <a href="https://t.co/v9ohDb13xe">pic.twitter.com/v9ohDb13xe</a>
"They have the gold medal in the deportation of children and rape of women," Klitschko said.