Chelyabinsk will host the last athletics tournament within the framework of the Spartakiad, the sports director of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) has said. Yuri Borzakovsky .
– The athletics competition will be held from August 25 to 28 in Chelyabinsk, – Borzakovsky told reporters.
It was previously announced that the Russian Ministry of Sports plans to hold the Spartakiad in August 2022. The last time the contest was held from March to September 1991.
At the end of February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that international sports federations prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
