Russia deprived of another event. This time the rank of the world championships

In two weeks (February 24), it will be exactly one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, Russian teams have been excluded from competition in major competitions and tournaments. The country ruled by Vladimir Putin was also deprived of the organization of various sports events, such as the volleyball world championships, which were eventually organized by Poland and Slovenia.

The World Swimming Federation does not explain why it took away the World Swimming Championships from Russia

In 2019, the World Swimming Federation decided that Kazan, Russia, will host the World Swimming Championships in 2025. On Thursday, the federation announced a change of decision and awarding the organization of the championship to Singapore.

“Singapore has everything we want to offer our athletes: world-class facilities, vast experience in organizing events at the highest level and a comprehensive approach to water sports,” World Swimming Federation president Husain said in an official statement. Al-Musallam.

– As befits an island country, Singapore has a huge tradition of water sports. Our entire community is excited about the opportunities that the world’s best aquatic athletes will bring to Singapore: from teams that have competed in the Olympic Games and World Aquatics Championships, to youth training in our clubs – added the president of the Singapore Swimming Association, Mark Chay.

Significantly – in the entire communiqué, which is available on the official website of the World Swimming Federation, there is not a word about the reasons for taking away the championships from Russia or the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

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The World Swimming Championships hosts competitions in six swimming disciplines: swimming, open-air swimming, diving, cliff diving, synchronized swimming and water polo.