The first vice-president of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF), Irina Privalova, called on the decision of the Council of the World Athletics Association (World Athletics) to restore the rights of the ARAF, in particular in the modern realities, taking into account who is at the head of the international federation, a positive step.
On Thursday, it was announced that ARAF’s membership of World Athletics had been reinstated after 7.5 years, but the suspension of Russians and Belarusians from competition has been extended due to the situation in Ukraine.
“It’s a big and positive step forward. In today’s realities, I think that’s a pretty positive trend for athletics. When World Athletics is led by the Englishman Sebastian Coe and the Ukrainian (Sergey) Bubka is the vice-president, I want to say that it is a bold and positive step for our athletics. It all depends on whether the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will adopt a certain position, respectively, international federations will also adapt to this position, so we are waiting,” Privalova said on .
On March 28, the IOC Executive Board will discuss the results of consultations regarding the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions.
Source : MatchTV
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