Possible failure Ukraine participating in the SAMBO World Championships will not affect the admission of Russian athletes to this tournament, Vasily Shestakov, president of the International SAMBO Federation (FIAS), told .
The World Sambo Championship will take place from November 10 to 15 in Bishkek. The Ukrainian national team will not take part in the European Championship of Serbia in Novi Sad from September 15 to 18. A statement on the official website of the Sambo Federation of Ukraine says the decision is related to the admission of Russians and Belarusians to the competitions.
“The FIAS executive committee has previously decided that we allow athletes from Russia and Belarus in a neutral status, they will compete under the FIAS flag,” Shestakov told . — The corresponding decision was taken in the executive committee. Ukrainian sambists will not be able to come to the European Championship in Serbia. I, as president of the International Federation of SAMBO, regret it, because it is one of the strongest teams. They have always been in the top three. I hope that this situation will change and that we will see them in the future at major international competitions.
– Were there any statements from Ukraine regarding participation in the World Championship and the World Championship?
So far, there has been no statement from them. We will follow the course of events.
– Did I understand correctly that Ukraine’s move will not affect the admission of Russians to the World Cup?
– The decision to admit the Russians was taken by the Executive Committee of FIAS and is not subject to change by other governing bodies.
In March, FIAS allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions in a neutral status – under the FIAS flag, logo and anthem.
Source : MatchTV
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