“Latvia has decided to punish its athletes. Russian and Belarusian athletes will certainly be admitted – if not today, then tomorrow. Latvia will probably repeal this law in the future. There is no real sporting atmosphere in the country. They begin to express their discontent and look for the culprits. This decision is just an attempt at pressure that makes no sense.
We do not intend to react to this approach, as there is no point in engaging in a dialogue with them. This is a devastating decision for sport in Latvia. This decision by our neighbors will in no way affect our athletes. They make a decision that has nothing to do with sport, ”Svishchev noted in an interview with a correspondent of the “Championship”.
- The Latvian government has banned the country’s national teams from playing matches with Russia and Belarus
Source: Sport
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