Athletistic / Others. The winner of the European Youth Dressage Championship, Russian Anna Guseinova, cited the reasons why she decided to change her sporting citizenship. Since 2022, she has represented the Israeli national team in international tournaments.
“Since the change of citizenship, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. But in fact, everything about this issue was very simple. My whole family has dual citizenship, since our roots are Israeli, I had no idea. or doubts about changing citizenship. And that wasn’t a problem either. After all, I had two passports for a long time.
When occurred on February 24, 2022, the FEI (Fédération Equestre Internationale. – Rating Athletistic) blocked access to its database for employees of the FSSR, so that in Russia they could not influence the situation with my transition in any way.
Those I am in contact with in Russia, including my fans, support my decision. Everyone says: the main thing is that you now have the opportunity to perform and grow,” Huseynova said, as quoted by Sport-Express.
On February 24, 2022, a special military operation (SVO) of the Russian armed forces began in Ukraine. After that, at the suggestion of the IOC, many international sports federations banned Russian athletes from participating in competitions under their auspices.
Source: Sport
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