Swimming Crisis Deepens as Norway Refuses to Host Russian and Belarusian Athletes
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The World Aquatics swimming association wants to let Russian and Belarusian athletes back under national flag – an Olympic champion responds to this step.
Norsk simning stoppar arrangemang av tävlingar med ryssar och belarusier. Man vill också få med de nordiska och baltiska länderna på beslutet. – Vi respecterar Norges beslut och delar i grunden samma värderingar i frågan, säger Pia Zätterström, ordfurande i Svenska simförbundet.
Last week, a message from the Swim World Federation caused a stir. Now, a German Olympic champion is being addressed.
The Norwegian Swimming Federation will not host any international championships in protest against the full return of Russian and Belarusian swimmers to competition, the federation's president Cato Bratbakk told Reuters on Friday. Poland took the same stance on Friday.
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