The Russian women’s team, after being suspended from participating in the 2023 European Championship selection, will not give up and will continue to prepare to be in good shape after the ban is lifted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), head coach Alexander Kovalev told .
FIBA’s decision to withdraw the Russian team was announced on Monday. In the spring, FIBA announced the suspension of Russian teams and clubs from participating in competitions under its auspices in 2022 due to the situation in Ukraine.
– The most unpleasant news for the whole team. We will certainly not give up, we will come together and prepare so that one day we will return in good condition, well armed. We won’t have official matches for two years.
It’s a tough situation for everyone, not just basketball. I heard that somewhere they were dismissing our people, they hoped they would be neutral towards the athletes, but it turns out that sport is politics,” Kovalev told .
The European Women’s Basketball Championship in 2023 will take place in Slovenia and Israel.
Source : MatchTV
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