“There should be no political statements at competitions” – top diver Fedotov

russian diver Nikita Fedotov in an interview with , he said that sports tournaments are not a place for political slogans.

Russian athletes are suspended from international competitions under the auspices of World Aquatics, but World Cliff Diving Series organizers allow them to start in neutral status.

– It’s their principle: sport is outside of politics. There are people who drag politics into sports, and I don’t understand why they do it, why. I think athletes should do their job and there should be no political statements at competitions,” Fedotov told .