It was previously reported that the Friendship Games would offer Olympic-level bonuses.
“Did the cancellation of the Friendship Games hit swimmers hard? If we’re realistic, I think it’s so small… I don’t even know what word to choose correctly.
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After all, the Friendship Games are what we have lived for this year. Something for which a very large number of athletes refused to obtain neutral status and go to the Olympics. The cancellation of the tournament is a very big blow.
After all, we were unable to participate in the BRICS Games, in which the juniors participated. I am very happy for them. They are great guys, they have to start and our future depends on them.
But the adult team and the people who worked at the last Olympics and the World Championships are left with nothing,” Minakov quotes Match TV as saying.
Source: Sport

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