The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, said that the athletes and coaches of the new regions of Russia will be able to create their own federations, assign categories, receive payments and preferences. Transmits words DEA News.
“Today, a bill is on the agenda to expand the domestic sports system to the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions so that its athletes, trainers and referees can benefit from all kinds of state aid. The document drawn up by the government will allow them to create regional federations and fully enter all Russian federations, assign sports categories, titles, ”Mishustin said.
Recall that at the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At a meeting of the IOC executive committee on March 28, it was recommended that the Russians be allowed a neutral status if the athletes did not actively support the hostilities. Athletes representing law enforcement and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
Stanislav Pozdnyakov, former president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) declarationThat the IOC will review the requirements for Russian athletes, which were adopted at the end of March.