World Athletics Champion Yolanda Chen on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on said governments of hostile countries are hurting themselves by not issuing visas to Russian athletes, as they try to stop sports federations from addressing the issues.
Earlier it became known that the Spanish authorities refused to issue visas to members of the Russian youth wrestling team (under 20) to participate in the European Championship, which will be held from June 26 to July 2. .
— I would like to thank our leaders of the SPIEF forum for not covering up our problems in sport. We have difficulties, but we struggle with them. As far as visas and non-admissions are concerned, we can’t do anything against that. Our teams have already left before. They have to perform. I am absolutely sure that the international federations want to meet the requirements of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but the governments themselves are trying to prevent the federations from solving this problem. That’s what visas are for. In doing so, they shoot themselves in the foot.
Our Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) negotiates with the IOC for admission to the Games. But we will never go as refugees, nor with a certain formulation, as Stanislav Pozdnyakov pointed out.
Our athletes are actively supported in the country, competitions are held. Athletes are supported morally and financially. We are working quietly and working on our return to the international stage. There is no need for additional emotions, they say, we are not going anywhere. If there are acceptable conditions in which ours can go, then we must go, if not, no. The ROC conducts calm and very professional work,” Chen said on .
Earlier, Russian Wrestling Federation President Mikhail Mamiashvili told that the federation had filed a request with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Wrestling Federation due to the refusal to issue visas to Spain.
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