The Russian men’s handball team lost its chance to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris by qualifying.
In this respect TASS Reported in the International Handball Federation (IHF).
“There is no longer an opportunity for men to qualify, it remains for women, provided that Russian women are allowed to participate in the upcoming World Cup,” the federation told the agency.
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.
Evgeny Trefilov, former head coach of the Russian women’s handball team wished We wish a speedy recovery to Vladlena Bobrovnikova, Olympic champion of Rio de Janeiro, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, an oncological disease.