Down-the-line.com / Rhythmic Gymnast. Russian-born Latvian gymnast Elizaveta Polstyanaya, who was barred from participating in the World Championships in Bulgaria, commented on the incident. The athlete was not taken to the Latvian national team due to the presence of Russian citizenship.

“There weren’t even any preliminary conversations. They just sent a letter in the form of an ultimatum stating that there were two options (to give up Russian citizenship or to stop playing for Latvia). He didn’t there was no compromise, which is most offensive. A lot has been done, I have always proven everything with results. Very disappointing that this happened.

The Latvian gymnast of Russian origin was not allowed in the world championships

I don’t want to make loud statements about emotions, because there are still a lot of people in Latvia to whom I am grateful, they have done a lot in my sports career. But there are people who showed up on the other side, I drew the appropriate conclusions, I understood people a lot. At the moment, I cannot imagine the continuation of my sporting career in Latvia”, quotes Polstyanaya. Sports24.