Athletistic/ Others. Russian Federation Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said Russia intends to demand financial compensation from a number of international sports federations for the right to host several international competitions withdrawn from the country.

“The respective national federations have appealed to the international federations to compensate the financial costs incurred by the organizers. We are not only talking about the organizational costs, but also the construction costs, the loss of image. We will protect the interests of the country and sports organizations to the maximum, “- Gazeta.ru quotes the minister with reference to “New”.

Matytsin added that as soon as a positive or negative formal response is given to the appeals of the national federations, the ministry will consider the possibility of taking legal action in court.

Since the beginning of the Russian military special operation on the territory of Ukraine, several sporting events that were supposed to take place on the territory of the Russian Federation have been transferred to other countries. Among them are the football UEFA Champions League 2021/2022 final (from Saint Petersburg to Paris), the men’s volleyball world championship 2022 (from Russia to Poland and Slovenia), the championship Junior Ice Hockey World Championship 2023 (from Novosibirsk and Omsk – to Halifax and Moncton (Canada)) and the Senior Ice Hockey World Championship 2023 (from St. Petersburg – to Riga (Latvia) and Tampere (Finland)) .