“Strange decision”: The International Toboggan Federation has restored Russia's rights

Athletes from the occupying country will once again be able to compete.

The Federation of Tobogganing of Russia has been restored in the status of full member of the International Federation of Tobogganing (FIL), according to the official website of the FIL. could not be represented at international starts.

The Russians appealed this decision, which was considered by the FIL Court of Appeals and decided to restore Russia in all its rights.

This means that athletes will be able to to compete at the start, and the competition can be held in Russia. This is the first international federation to restore the rights of the aggressor country.

President of the Toboggan Federation of Ukraine Anatoliy Malyshchak in a comment suspilne.media said that a meeting of the Toboggan Federation of Ukraine will be held on Sunday, at which a reaction will be adopted It will be recalled that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement on conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities.

After that, the Russian the sport began to plunge into complete isolation. In fact, there are no federations that have excluded Russians from their competitions.

Read also: “This is not an option”: FIFA has not excluded Russia from the organization

Earlier it was reported that UEFA will not stop broadcasting European Cup matches in Russia .

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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