Gymnast Dina Averina spoke about her attitude towards the Russians at the international tournament in Dubai

Russian gymnast Dina Averina talked about her fears before heading to the international tournament held in Dubai at the end of May.

“There was no fear in Dubai that we were flying abroad for the first time. We were surprised that we were so well received as if nothing was happening in the country. The girls supported us very well, they even bought a Russian flag to stop and support us. We didn’t expect that, whistle and do something else. “We were afraid of what they would do. But that was not the case, we were very warmly supported,” Averina said. “Pair TV”.

Let us remind you that on February 28, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to sports federations and recommended that they not allow local and Belarusian athletes to participate in any competitions. After that, a number of sports organizations excluded Russians from the list of participants in international competitions.

On March 4, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) decided to ban Russians and Belarusians from participating in competitions under its auspices from March 7 due to the situation in Ukraine.

Formerly gymnasts Averina They expressed that they want to perform in the “Ice Age” program..



Source: Gazeta

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