Swimming world record holder Kliment Kolesnikov confirmed in an interview with that he had not requested neutral status.
Earlier, the All-Russian Swimming Federation (RSF) announced that swimmers would begin to enjoy neutral status ahead of December’s World Championships in Budapest. FSM President Vladimir Salnikov said that so far three athletes had applied for the status and two of them had been granted it. Kolesnikov is not one of these three.
“I know that the guys have been given a neutral status and will go out and perform, see how our athletes are treated on the international stage in current realities, in order to lift this curtain that has come down on us. And I hope that after their performances the international federation will not stand aside, that all relations will be established in the future and we can all return to the international stage together, but with full rights to play “, Kolesnikov told Match. TV.
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Source : MatchTV
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