It makes no sense to hold online weightlifting tournaments under current conditions, says Olympic champion, honored coach of Russia David Riegert commenting on the proposals of the head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation (FTAR) Maxim Agapitov.
In early March, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions due to the conflict in Ukraine.
“Now it’s not a pandemic. And personally, I don’t like online tournaments. I don’t understand them. Athletes won’t have courage when performing. There will be a fight by in absentia. But the federation in this case is more visible. I’m just expressing my opinion,” Rigert told RT.
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Source : MatchTV
