He gave an ultimatum on Monday. The minister of sport, Karol Bortniczuk, informed that Poland will not organize the competition and the nordic combined in the starting junior world championships in Zakopane, if Russian sportsmen take part in them. .
Russians moved from the hotel and excluded from the competition in Zakopane. “My decision”
As previously announced by PZN, the names of the Russian jumpers were missing on Tuesday’s training lists. “” also informed that the players had been transferred from the hotel of the Central Sports Center in Zakopane.
– The decision to transfer the Russian jumpers from the hotel of the Central Sports Center was up to me. Of course, it has to do with the aggression against Ukraine. However, the jumpers were not thrown out of the hotel, but moved to private quarters – said Sebastian Danikiewicz, director of COS in.
– PZN is of the opinion that in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Russian representatives should not take part in competitions. We are lobbying very actively to exclude Russians from any competition at the international level in all disciplines under the aegis of the FIS. We have involved the Ministry of Sport in this, and there is also ongoing pressure at this level –
The first junior competition in Zakopane is to be held on March 2. Then Norwegian combinators and combinators will compete for medals.
The FIS suspends players from Russia and Belarus. Controversies
However, the translation is controversial and it is quite a lot. As it turns out, Russian and Belarusian athletes were excluded not as part of sanctions or solidarity with Ukraine, but because of … their safety. “To ensure the safety and protection of all athletes participating in FIS events, the FIS Council unanimously decided, as recommended by the IOC, that, with immediate effect, no athlete from or Belarus will participate in any FIS competition at any level until the end of the FIS competition of the season. 2021-2022 “- we read in the official statement.
Source: Sport
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