The IOC President faced condemnation and received a harsh verdict, marking a significant moment of disgrace.

“Thomas Bach has left a sad legacy. He started as a peacemaker, fostering the Olympic movement, but then fell prey to provocations regarding Russian athletes. I mean the so-called doping scandal, which was clearly fabricated.

Bach promised that after the 2018 Olympics, no discriminatory sanctions would be applied to Russian athletes. In the end, he did not keep his word; he lied, it seems. Subsequently, our athletes were only allowed to compete at the Olympics without their anthem and flag.

Bach is concluding his presidency at the IOC in a completely disgraceful and sorrowful manner. At the Olympic Games, he began to allow men to compete in women's events. He lost respect for himself as a person when he stated that he does not know the difference between a man and a woman. There is nothing more to discuss with him. Bach has completely lost his identity and has disgraced global sports. He will go down in history as the person who started to dismantle the Olympic movement and its main principle – sport without politics. He has left a tarnished mark on the international Olympic movement,” said Vasiliev.