Athletistic/ Soccer. At the beginning of 2023, it became known that the RFU intended to fight seriously for the possibility of Russia returning to the European football family.
So, last Tuesday, Maxim Mitrofanov, secretary general of the organization, officially announced that by the end of January, UEFA plans to form a working group on the return of Russian football to international tournaments.
“We expect UEFA to form a working group this week. Waiting for someone to come in. It’s a matter of consultation, each side will come up with their own proposals. Now the work is going on in standard mode,” said Mitrofanov, quoted by RIA Novosti.
Also in January, encouraging signals appeared on the pages of Western media from other officials and iconic figures in the world of sport.
For example, Markus Kramer, a well-known German expert in cross-country skiing, said in an interview with Norwegian broadcasting company NRK that without Russian athletes, the competitive component of competitions is lost.
“We naturally lack the second-best nation. This is also one of the causes of the problem. I think it’s stupid for all sports that we don’t have Russians. Hopefully the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will do something soon,” Kramer told NRK.
Something similar was said in January by the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, who pointed out that the absence of Russian representatives on the international stage goes against the very essence of the Olympic movement to unite the community. world.
The desire to return Russia to the world as soon as possible was also expressed by Luc Tardif, the current president of the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation).
Among other things, Tardif noted that there is no aggression towards Russia, moreover, the manager stressed that all the best teams in the world want to compete with the Russians as soon as the political tension subsides.
The trend of an early review of the unenviable position of Russians in world sport is gaining momentum, which means that in 2023 some decisions may be made at the headquarters of world federations that open a window for Russians in sport global.
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