Basketball player Vorontsevich: “I would like the team to play under the flag of Russia. Is it not possible to agree?

Captain UNICS of Kazan Andrei Vorontsevich called the expected non-admission Russian team ahead of the EuroBasket 2025 qualifying tournament.

On Thursday, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) released the basket list ahead of the draw for the third round of the EuroBasket 2025 qualifying tournament, as the Russian team failed to qualify.

– Expected. See what is happening in the world. It’s sad, embarrassing, embarrassing. I would like the young generation to have the experience of the European championships, the world championships, the Olympics. I hope the higher authorities will resolve these issues. I would like our team not only to play under a neutral flag, but also under our country’s flag. Is it impossible to agree? Israel speaks, but not us?

I want our officials to find evidence so that we can talk. Everyone shouts that sport is out of politics. Sport should be clean, an energy outlet, – the correspondent of reports the words of Vorontsevich.

Earlier, FIBA ​​announced the decision not to allow the Russian team to participate in the pre-qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Source : MatchTV

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