The Congress of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) has voted to extend the suspension of Russian athletes from competitions under the auspices of the organization until March 2023, the President of the Russian Fencing Federation (FFR) has said ) to MatchTV. Ilgar Mammadov .
The Congress takes place on Saturday in Lausanne. According to Mammadov, an extraordinary meeting of the Congress will be held in March 2023, during which the question of the admission of Russians will be raised again.
On March 2, the FIE, following the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), suspended Russian athletes from participating in competitions under its auspices due to the situation in Ukraine. Since 2008, the FIE had been headed by Alisher Usmanov, but on March 1 he decided to suspend his powers.
Thus, Russia currently retains a chance to participate in the Olympic selection for the 2024 Games in Paris, which will begin in April 2023. The Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
