The Danish Fencing Federation refused to hold competitions due to the admission of Russians
The Danish Fencing Federation refused to hold international competitions due to the admission of Russian athletes. It is reported by TASS.
“We voted against their participation. The problem is also that our fencers don’t want to be a part of it. For Denmark, this means that we risk losing tournaments in the future, ”added the chairman of the board of the organization, Jan Sylvest Jensen.
March 10 https://lenta.ru/news/2023/03/10/fie/ that the International Fencing Federation (FIE) decided to re-admit Russian and Belarusian athletes to tournaments. The return of the teams to the starts will take place no earlier than mid-April 2023. After that, Germany and Finland, in protest, refused to hold competitions with the participation of Russians.
On March 2, 2022, the FIE temporarily suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in tournaments under the auspices of the organization. The reason was the situation in Ukraine.
Source: Lenta
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