Coach of the Russian national water polo team Belofastov on the decision of the IOC executive committee: “We are the only ones who had a chance to play, and here are such recommendations”

Andrey Belofastov, head coach of the Russian water polo team, said that at this stage it is important to get a decision from the international federation World Aquatics as soon as possible, because the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (CIO) change all plans.

Following Tuesday’s meeting in Lausanne, the IOC’s executive committee recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to participate in international competitions only in a neutral status, while banning Russians from participating in team sports.

– We just thought that luck seemed to be opening up and we hoped to play in the World Cup in the near future, and here are such recommendations. We were waiting for the decision of the IOC, we were making plans. I think we will hear a decision from World Aquatics in the near future as there is nowhere to shoot. There should be a clear understanding now.

Well, in the meantime, we are talking with China and planning to fight with them, we are already waiting for an official invitation from the Chinese side, Belofastov told .