Sports Minister Matytsin nominated for FISU Honorary President
Oleg Matytsin, Minister of Sports of Russia, has been nominated for the post of Honorary President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU). This was announced to RIA Novosti by the President of the Russian Student Sports Union (RSSU) Sergey Seiranov.
“The RSCC nominated Matytsin for the post of honorary president of FISU, the Minister of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan Vladimir Leonov was nominated for the post of vice president of FISU,” he said.
Matytsin has served as the head of FISU since 2015. In 2021, he suspended his presidency of FISU after the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned high-ranking Russian officials from heading sports federations. He temporarily entrusted leadership to the Swiss Leonz Eder.
At the end of February 2022, most sports organizations suspended Russians and Belarusians from tournaments on the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee. Including athletes missed two Universiades.
Source: Lenta
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