The Russian Diving Federation has commented on the possible participation in the Asian Games

President of the Russian Diving Federation Stanislav Druzhinin On , he said that Russian athletes are unlikely to participate in the Asian Games if their admission is carried out according to the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Earlier on Saturday, it was learned that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to participate in the 2023 Asian Summer Games in a neutral status and outside the medal count. The total number of athletes must not exceed 500 people. Stanislav Pozdnyakov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee, said the organization has yet to receive an invitation to perform at the Asian Games.

– I am very happy that Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to participate in the Asian Games, but considering that there are IOC recommendations, we need to understand whether they will be used with the participation of our athletes.

We haven’t seen any letters yet, we know neutral status, no medals, so we’ll make a decision. If there are recommendations we are talking about … We are for fair sport, sport is out of politics, we will not participate if the same recommendations are distributed, “said Druzhinin on the air of the show. All for the game!” .

At the end of March, the IOC issued recommendations on the possible return of the Russians to the biggest competitions. The recommendations, in particular, involve neutral status, individual admission and no contracts for athletes with law enforcement and the armed forces.