Sports minister reveals number of events Russia has lost — RT Sport News

Russian Sports activities Minister Oleg Matytsin has warned the world of sport that the dearth of competitors from banned Russian athletes is dangerous for all involved, whereas stating the exact variety of occasions which his nation has been stripped of because of the battle in Ukraine.  

Russia has misplaced main sporting showpieces in current months following a advice from the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) on the finish of February that federations ought to neither invite Russian athletes to competitions nor host tournaments within the nation.

That has led to Russia being disadvantaged of occasions such because the UEFA Champions League ultimate, which was scheduled for St. Petersburg in Could, and the world championships in volleyball and ice hockey, deliberate for 2022 and 2023 respectively.

Sports activities Minister Matytsin has now put an actual determine on the variety of occasions faraway from Russia.

“As of Could 25, worldwide sports activities organizations canceled/postponed 186 worldwide sporting occasions deliberate in Russia in 2022-2023, together with 36 main worldwide sporting occasions,” stated Matytsin, who has been heading a Russian delegation on a go to to India.

The minister added that Russian sports activities officers had been tasked with in search of compensation for canceled occasions – one thing the likes of the Russian Soccer Union (RFU) has already stated it would do with UEFA and FIFA.  

However as Russian and Belarusian athletes face widespread bans, Matytsin warned that it was not solely athletes from the 2 nations who would endure.

“This idea [of a damaging absence of competition] applies not solely to us, however to all world sports activities – the dearth of competitors with Russian athletes is dangerous,” Matytsin stated, as quoted by RIA Sport.

Matytsin has beforehand cautioned that world sport can not hope to develop “usually” with out the participation of Russian athletes, arguing that varied federations had already come to understand their errors in trying to alienate Russian sport.

On the flip facet, Matytsin stated on Thursday that Russia was additionally stepping up its efforts to carry tournaments for its athletes and people from different nations.

“From February to Could 2022, greater than 30 worldwide competitions had been held in Russia,” stated the minister.

After Russian athletes had been banned on the eve of the Beijing Winter Paralympics in March, Russia promptly organized another occasion on the Siberian resort of Khanty-Mansiysk – one thing it has vowed to proceed to do.

Matytsin has taken the chance of his go to to India to debate the strengthening of sporting ties between the 2 nations, suggesting that Russia can be greater than prepared to assist India with organizing a future version of the Olympic Video games, ought to it’s granted hosted rights.