Athletistic / Others. The Russian Esports Federation has declared that Russians will not participate in qualifying competitions for the World Championship. Despite the lifting of sanctions, they want to force Russian cyber athletes to compete without a national flag.
The FCC of Russia said that the secretariat of the International Esports Federation, contrary to the decisions of the governing bodies, opposes the participation of Russians under the state flag.
“In 2024, Russian esports athletes will not participate in the qualifiers for the IESF Computer Sports World Championship [Международная федерация киберспорта]. The reason was the illegal actions of the secretariat, which, contrary to the charter and decisions of the governing bodies, opposed the participation of Russian athletes. Through numerous bureaucratic tricks, delays and direct pressure, the IESF Secretary General presented a choice to the FCC of Russia: either sign a voluntary flag waiver for all participating athletes, or not participate in the Championship of world,” Russia’s FCC said. .
The federation noted that such a decision completely contradicts the results of the IESF congress, where the majority of federations voted for the complete lifting of sanctions from the FCC of Russia and the return of national symbols.
“Such actions completely contradict the decision of the IESF congress, where the majority of federations voted for the complete lifting of FCC sanctions from Russia and the return of national symbols. However, the secretariat informed us on April 27 that we were excluded. competition for not having signed the agreement. Hoping for the objectivity of the FCC leadership, Russia appealed to the IESF board, providing all the necessary documents, correspondence, proof of the legitimacy of its position, literally asking justice. took place on May 7, and only a few days later, notification of the decision was received from the IESF and again, not from the board, but from the secretariat.” , – added the party Russian.
In response, the IESF stated that the board’s decision would be changed retroactively and that the ultimatum that the Russian FCC itself should force players to compete without a flag would remain valid until May 15. “This internal correspondence was leaked, further leading to misinterpretations by some media outlets. The FCC of Russia will not accept the imposed conditions and continues to believe that the 2023 congressional decision cannot be violated. “We do not have the right to dictate such conditions and cancel the participation of the Russian team in case of non-compliance with them. Thus, the Russian FCC will not be excluded from the competition, but n “will not abandon the flag and the anthem,” Dmitry said. Smith, chairman of the Russian FCC.
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