Evgeny Sharonov, first vice-president of the Russian Water Polo Federation, said requests had been sent to a number of Asian teams to hold friendly matches.
Russian athletes in water sports have been suspended from participating in tournaments under the auspices of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) amid the situation in Ukraine.
— We are very interested in participating in competitions in Asia. We have sent requests to China, Iran, Kazakhstan to organize friendly matches and are waiting for answers. Now, probably, everyone will already be planning some kind of meetings and tournaments for next year. The head coaches of the national teams keep in contact with the coaches of the Asian teams. We hope that next year we will play with them and test our strength,” Sharonov told .
Monday, member of the Bureau of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Vladimir Salnikov told that Russian water sports have a chance to move to the Asian federation, but the question is in what status. An appeal was also sent to the Asian confederation on the possibility of Russian participation in tournaments under its auspices.
Source : MatchTV
