Head coach of the Russian synchronized swimming team Tatiana Pokrovskaya told she would not run for the post of president of the United Aquatics Federation.
The president of the All-Russian Swimming Federation (ARSF), Vladimir Salnikov, announced to on Tuesday his intention to create a united federation. The new united federation will include the FSM, the Russian Diving Federation, the Russian Water Polo Federation and the Russian Synchronized Swimming Federation.
– Well, why not? In all countries, the federations are united into one, only in our country everything was separate. This is the right step, given the current situation regarding the admission of our athletes. We need to come together as one big union and solve problems centrally.
— Would you be interested in being elected to the position of president of the United Federation? Or maybe in the presidium?
– No, what are you saying, I will not apply for the post of president, he must be a respectable person. It is important that at the head of the United Federation there is an interested person who understands sports,” Pokrovskaya told .
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Source : MatchTV
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