The governing physique of aggressive gymnastics has introduced it should transfer its annual congress out of Norway to permit officers from Russia and Belarus to attend.
It comes after the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation withdrew as hosts for the Worldwide Gymnastics Federation’s (FIG) 84th Congress to keep away from welcoming representatives from both nation.
In an announcement on Wednesday, FIG stated it was looking for one other host for the occasion which had been attributable to happen in Sandefjord, Norway, in October.
FIG suspended gymnasts from Russia and Belarus in March however not officers (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)
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The governing physique for the game stated it was knowledgeable by the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation it was “not able to host the Congress this 12 months, because it should adjust to the suggestions from the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports activities and the Norwegian Ministry of Tradition and Equality to not welcome any officers or delegates from Russia or Belarus to occasions within the nation”.
“The FIG has been working to shortly discover one other nationwide federation to host the 2022 Congress,” it added.
“The FIG will announce the brand new location and dates as quickly as they’re accepted by the Government Committee.”
FIG suspended Russian and Belarusian gymnasts from competing in March, lower than two weeks after Russia started its invasion of Ukraine. But it surely has not suspended officers from the 2 international locations.
FIG is looking for elsewhere to host the annual congress after Norway withdrew as hosts (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)
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Belarusian official Nellie Kim is likely one of the three FIG vice-presidents and Russia’s Vassily Titov is a board member, whereas each international locations have officers on numerous influential committees.
Earlier this 12 months FIG issued Russian inventive gymnast Ivan Kuliak with a one-year ban for carrying the letter “Z” in assist of his nation’s invasion of Ukraine on his singlet throughout the competitors and the award ceremony on the FIG Equipment World Cup in Doha.
The letter has been seen daubed on the perimeters of Russian tanks, and has come to be considered an indication of assist for the invasion.
Russian gymnast David Belyavskiy competes on the Nonetheless Rings on the 2015 World Gymnastic Championships in Glasgow (Danny Lawson/PA)
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The 20-year-old’s transfer was condemned as “surprising behaviour” by the Worldwide Gymnastics Federation.
Kulik was ordered to return his bronze medal which he earned within the parallel bars – an occasion received by Ukraine’s Illia Kovtun – in addition to the prize cash of 500 Swiss franc (£428).
The gymnast stated he had no regrets over carrying the pro-war image on the rostrum and would do it once more.
Previous to the occasion in Doha, the FIG had introduced that every one Russian gymnasts and officers could be banned from worldwide occasions from March 7 till additional discover according to world sporting sanctions in opposition to the nation.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
