Russian swimmer Anastasia Sorokina said she was not going to change sport citizenship and refused to speak at the Pan Arab Games in Algiers.
Sorokina appears in the list of declared athletes for this tournament as a member of the Syrian national team.
– I will not change sports citizenship. I was offered the contest as a commercial debut, the organizers said there would be no problems. As a result, when the situation changed, we decided to withdraw from the competition so that there would be no problems. I will go back to Russia, I will play in the Cup final in Kazan,” Sorokina told .
The Pan Arab Games take place from July 5 to 15, 2023.
Source : MatchTV
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