2018 Olympic Games Skeleton Silver Medalist Nikita Tregubov told that he calmly perceives the withdrawal of Russian athletes from international competitions, but hopes they will be able to compete outside of Russia.
In July, delegates to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Congress in Lausanne voted to withdraw Russian athletes from participating in competitions under the auspices of the IBSF until further notice.
“The preparation continues as always, no different from previous years. What we are preparing for is simply not clear. It doesn’t matter if we are suspended or not, we are preparing for the competition, but we don’t know yet what will happen next. We hope and believe that we will be allowed. I have already learned to bear a lot, and even more with the move. Our suspension is not an isolated case, it is the same in other sports,” Tregubov told .
– If there are no international competitions, then only the championship and the Russian Cup will remain?
– Yes. But it looks like they want to introduce Spartakiad of the Strongest. But this will not replace international departures.
In March, the IBSF executive committee temporarily suspended the membership of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation in connection with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee. In the second half of March, the Russian Bobsleigh Federation appealed this decision to the IBSF Appeal Tribunal, which overturned the suspension of the Russian organization.
Source : MatchTV
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