According to President Alexander Stubb, Russian athletes should not have been allowed to participate in the Olympics.
22:24•Updated 22:33
The president of the Republic Alexander Stubb hopes that the Finnish Olympic team will bring home medals from the Paris Olympics.
– Everything between one and three is a plus, so to speak. Sport also requires a bit of luck, Stubb says.
According to Stubb, for example, you can get lucky in sailing. According to him, the judo team is also very busy.
Stubb spoke to Finnish journalists in the Olympic Games Village after meeting the Finnish Olympic team.
According to Stubb, the team has a really good spirit.
– There was also a lot of talk about the psychological side of sports and the pressures, Stubb said.
Stubb Saturday’s program has included the women’s road cycling time trial, which included Anniina Ahtosaloand archery exercises.
On Saturday night, the program includes a France-Denmark handball match and tennis, again on Sunday Luukas Sahan judo matches and Iida Hulkon swimming.
“There shouldn’t have been any Russians here”
The teams of Russia and Belarus have been banned from the games, but athletes from these countries are taking part in the games without national symbols.
– If I could have chosen, there should not have been any Russian or Belarusian athletes here as a punishment for the fact that Russia is blatantly violating international law at the moment, Stubb said.
According to Stubb, the silver lining can be seen in the fact that Russian homes will certainly follow the games and understand that the home country is completely underrepresented among the 206 countries.
Stubb: You have to get used to the fact that the war is on Finland’s border
President Stubb also commented on Ukraine’s attack near Finland’s eastern border. According to him, it does not cause concern in Finland.
According to Ukrainian media, a Russian long-range Tupolev Tu-22 supersonic bomber was damaged in a drone attack by Ukraine.
The air base located in Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula is less than 200 kilometers from the eastern border.
Stubb said the situation is under control and the matter is being monitored. According to him, Finland needs to get used to the fact that the war is on Finland’s border.
Céline Dion impressed
Stubb praised the opening of the Olympic Games as a really great experience in every way.
– I was particularly attached to it Celine Dion’s for performing.
Stubb also thought it was great that the Olympic anthem was led by a Finnish conductor and that Daruden’s Sandstorm was played at the opening.
According to Stubb, watching the opening ceremony, which lasted four hours, was a sacrifice of endurance.
– It was raining, but the poncho was comfortably dry to wear.
Stubb did not want to take a position as the Minister of Foreign Trade Ville Tavion (ps.) and other conservative politicians to the criticism that sexual and gender minorities were prominently featured at the opening. Asista has written, among other things Evening News.
– If only we could sometimes focus on sports.