Head coach of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team Irina Viner in an interview TASS He stated that domestic athletes could return to the international arena in 2025.
According to him, the Russians have the opportunity to compete in neutral status at the World Cup stages in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
“I do not exclude that Russian gymnasts will compete in competitions under the auspices of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in 2025. In April, the World Cup stages will be held in Russia-friendly Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. We really miss our beautiful girls and their shows in Baku and Tashkent,” said Wiener.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that domestic and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. On March 4, 2022, the FIG decided to ban Russians and Belarusians from participating in competitions under its auspices from March 7 due to the situation in Ukraine.
Previously gymnast Lala Kramarenko reputed Athlete of the year in Russia.
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Source: Gazeta
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