Athletics in Russia is entering the era of renaissance, says Pozdnyakov

President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov announced the importance of holding the “Queen of Russian Sports” series final in the face of international sanctions, noting that athletics in Russia is at the stage of rebirth.

The tournament takes place from August 17 to 19 in Yekaterinburg. On Thursday, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he did not believe in Russian and Belarusian athletes participating in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

– Athletics in Russia is entering the era of its renaissance. Our athletes across the country continue to compete and win, even as the President of World Athletics once again declares that his organization intends to continue to ignore IOC recommendations and deny Russian athletes their right to participate in international competitions.

Today we are in Yekaterinburg for the Queen of Russian Sports series finale. I am sure that the athletes take real pleasure in participating in the competitions, feeling the support of the spectators gathered in the stands!

Of course, the athletes also fight for good prize money! It is gratifying that ARAF has found an opportunity to allocate additional prize money, which will be paid to athletes who have shown a result equal to or above the selection standard for the 2024 Olympics, Pozdnyakov wrote on his Telegram channel. .

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Watch live broadcasts of the competitions on and Match! Arena”, as well as the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.