Russia’s Honored Coach in Athletics Olga Pavlova told the show “There is a theme!” on that to preserve Russian sport, it is better that the national federations move to Asia.
In February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that sports federations prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing due to the situation in Ukraine. At the end of January, the IOC announced that it would consider the possibility of allowing Russians and Belarusians who did not actively support the SVO to participate in international competitions in a neutral status.
– In our country, not only the best figure skaters in the world, but also synchronized skaters. And rhythmic gymnastics. I am no longer concerned with admission or non-admission, but with the fate of Russian sport, the fate of our Olympians, great coaches. Now they have no clear plans of where to go and what to prepare for. It is high time that the federations take active action. We have to organize tournaments like the Friendship Games in Kazan. We have to build new centers. This experience needs to be replicated. Coaches’ salaries are linked to international competitions. And no one brings up this topic. What will happen to them? One year, the government helped them. What will happen to the next generation? Some have never participated in international tournaments,” said Pavlova.
On February 22, the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) reported that the Constitutional Commission of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) had studied the possibility of a transition from the RCF to the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) and did not had found no violation in such a transition. The decision on the fate of the FSR in Asia will be taken on February 28 at a meeting of the ACF Continental Assembly.
We have to go to Asia. There is no other way. Europe is degraded. She hates us, the relationship will never be restored. We develop mass sports, phygital, new types.
There are also enough friends of Russia in the world. Maybe we’ll perform in their venues. For example, in China. But don’t humiliate yourself, cry or knock on a closed door. We were robbed and how many competitions were confiscated from Russia. Many decisions have yet to be made. There is no solution for the Aquatic World Championships in Kazan. Only in words. There are no documents. The competition has not been forgotten, but postponed to 2029. Because there were already contractual obligations. But we need a document.
I just wouldn’t agree to talk. Tatyana Pokrovskaya’s productions are not just a show, but a national treasure. Just talking and hitting the sparrows with a cannon so that all our methods are borrowed by our competitors, I don’t agree with that,” Pavlova added.
The Paris Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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