Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin at a meeting of the college of the ministry answered the question about restoring the membership of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) in world athletics.
– As for RUSADA and ARAF, we understand that now is a very difficult period from the point of view of geopolitics (for the restoration of rights). Roadmaps approved by international organizations are implemented by us. There can be no claim against Russia in this respect. We hope international organizations will recognize the amount of work that has been done,” Matytsin said at the meeting.
ARAF has been banned from World Athletics since 2015 due to a large-scale doping scandal. From then on, Russian athletes could participate in international competitions only after obtaining neutral status. On March 1, 2022, World Athletics banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions.
Source : MatchTV
