The decision of the gymnastics federations of Poland and Estonia to boycott the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) congress due to the admission of delegations from Russia and Belarus to the event should not worry anyone because of the insignificance of these countries, a member of the State Duma Committee on Sports and Physical Culture Roman Tereshkov .
The Polish and Estonian Gymnastics Federations announced on Monday that they will not participate in the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Congress due to the presence of the Russian and Belarusian parties. Previously, the representatives of Ukraine and Norway had announced the boycott of the FIG Congress.
– Yes, let them boycott, we are neither hot nor cold because of this. The countries that carry out an aggressive policy against us are only 40 or a little more, and about a billion people live in these countries. And in the world, remember, there are over 200 countries with a population of less than nine billion. Therefore, you can pay attention to these countries, or you cannot pay attention. The decision is taken by majority, and the majority of the countries of the world, in the FIG, support Russia. Someone openly, and someone secretly, understanding what’s really going on. On the other hand, why these countries are silent and do not allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to perform is a question,” Teryushkov told a correspondent.
The FIG Congress, which was due to take place November 11-12, has been moved to Istanbul in Turkey from Norway as the Scandinavian country was unable to stage the event due to a ban from the local Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Culture to admit the Russian side.
In March, Russian athletes were suspended from competitions under the auspices of the FIG due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
