The President of the Russian Skateboarding Federation, Ambassador of the International Federation (World Skateboarding) Ilya Vdovin, in an interview with socialbites.ca, answered the question about the possible admission of Russian athletes to international competitions in 2023.
“World Skate, together with other federations that do not want to exclude our athletes, is ready to work jointly and separately with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the admission of Russians. Therefore, there are positive premonitions and moods here.
Can the Russians be allowed to participate in the tournaments in January-February 2023? It’s hard to predict these days. But World Skate’s position is that once pressure from the IOC eases, they will allow the Russians to enter the competition.
Perhaps things will start to change in light of the statements of IOC President Thomas Bach (official said) “It is obligatory for all countries, especially the disputed countries, to participate in the Olympic Games”. – “socialbites.ca”).
Although Bach’s statements contradicted his own statements a week ago.
Regardless, Russia was allowed to participate in the Congress of the International Skateboarding Federation under its own flag – not everyone can achieve this now, ”said Vdovin.
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