“We state it plainly.” The Minister of Sports announced the fate of Russia's relations with the IOC – Others

Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Mikhail Degtyarev commented on the possible return of Russian athletes to international competitions, Sports.kz reports with reference to Sport24.ru.

In 2022, most Russian athletes were suspended from international tournaments for political reasons.

“We see gaps. This is connected, first of all, with the new leaders of the federations. And in general with the policy of our country, the Ministry of Sports. We directly declare to all international organizations that we will not pupate. This means building your own (sports) movement.

The new formats that we have already held are the “Games of the Future”, “BRICS Games”, our already traditional games “Children of Asia” – all this is not instead of, but together…