Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova told that the relaxation of the rules for admitting Russian swimmers to international competitions is a big step in the world of sports and also expressed hope that representatives of all other Russian sports will soon return to the international scene.
In the new edition of the world swimming rules for neutral status, there are no clauses limiting applications of Russians for distances to international starts, there are no restrictions on participation in team events of the program, and there are also no restrictions on compliance with the standards exclusively outside of Russia and Belarus. Thus, the Russian Short Course Swimming Championship, which ended in St. Petersburg, had the qualifying status for participation in the December World Championships in Budapest.
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“I congratulate the water sports federation for achieving this. » This is a big step in the world of sport. I hope that all our sports will return to the international stage,” Zagitova told .
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Source : MatchTV
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