Athletistic/Others. The State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports recommended rejecting in the second reading the bill that would oblige Russian athletes under the age of 23 to pay compensation to their sports clubs for their transfer to teams foreign countries, reports RIA Novosti.

Chairman of the State Duma Sports Committee Dmitry Svishchev noted at the committee meeting that this bill has lost its relevance.

The initiators of the bill believed that it would allow Russian clubs to avoid situations in which foreign sports organizations invite young Russian athletes to participate in foreign tournaments without paying any compensation for their transfer.

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