Salnikov on World Aquatics criteria: “The possibility of admission is reduced to a minimum”

President of the All-Russian Swimming Federation, member of the World Swimming Bureau Vladimir Salnikov “” said that the published criteria for the admission of Russians to international competitions do not contribute to the participation of athletes in such departures.

World Aquatics has published the criteria for admission of Russians to international departures, which are in line with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee. In addition, the international federation has limited the number of Russian participants, one for each discipline, and has established a rule: you can only submit a qualifying result outside of Russia.

– The President of World Aquatics instructed to review the criteria proposed by the panel. The criteria actually duplicate the recommendations of the IOC, and this in our case is exacerbated by the admission of only one athlete per distance. The goal was to reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into international competitions, but under these conditions it seems impossible. It is therefore a step forward, but the possibilities of admission are minimized.

The size of a keyhole, this opportunity has shrunk to the eye of a needle – again, the qualifying result, according to the criteria, the guys will have to show it outside of Russia. It is anticipated that there will be further communication with World Aquatics on this process. The office took part in today’s meeting, but as an interested party could not participate in the discussion, Salnikov told .