Russian swimmers await confirmation of neutral status at World Championships; the issue of samples was discussed at international level;

There are no changes regarding possible participation in the World Championships in Budapest; Russian swimmers await neutral status to participate in the tournament; the issue of doping controls was raised during a meeting with World Aquatics, a source close to the matter told . .

Since the first edition of the rules on neutral status, one of the conditions for the admission of Russians and Belarusians was a certain number of drug tests.

— Of course, initially everyone knew about the situation with the samples. This was one of the key points of admission. This issue was discussed at the relevant meeting; no one would have talked about possible participation in the World Championship if such a story had happened with the number of events. The admission process is underway, the guys are waiting for confirmation of their neutral status,” a source close to the matter told .

The World Short Course Swimming Championships will take place in Budapest from December 10 to 15.

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