Russia: Putin honours Russian gold medalist Olympians at the Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a special reception at the Alexandar Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Thursday, to honour Russia's gold medal-winning Olympians. Putin described them as "real fighters" who "coped with all the difficulties, competed as a united team and proved that victory comes not just through numbers."
SOT, Vladimir Putin, Russian President (Russian): "We know how difficult it has been for our athletes in Rio, on the eve of the competition the team was decreased by almost a third. It was deprived of the opportunity to show themselves in sports where Russia has traditionally been recognised as one of the favourites, but our team, you, my dear friends, have coped with all the difficulties, competed as a united team and proved that victory comes not just through numbers, though in this case the number was important, but by perhaps something more important - skill. As real fighters you have not drifted or broken, but fought and won."

SOT, Vladimir Putin, Russian President (Russian): "The decision on the ban of our Paralympians is not right, not moral and not humane. It is just cynical to take it out on those for whom sport has become the meaning in life, those who give by their example, hope and faith to a million people with disabilities. I even feel sorry for those who make such decisions, because they may not understand that it is humiliating for themselves."

SOT, Vladimir Putin, Russian President (Russian): "I want to say to our Paralympians that of course we will support you and organise a special event where you will be able to show all your skills. And the prize for the winners will be the same as it would have been on the outcome of the Paralympic Games."
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