Translated from R Sport. What the President says about relations with the FIG and IOC is echoed by Nagorny in another short interview. Nagorny wants there to be international competitions with Russian gymnasts - but this doesn’t account for the sanctions. Given his work as a TV/online producer he may be looking for a form of cultural exchange that sidesteps the usual structures. But I wouldn’t bet on it happening … Now read on, via Rsport: Oleg Belozerov, head of Russian Railways, who was elected president of the Russian Gymnastics Federation, said that the unification of gymnastics federations of countries was the most important element for direct interaction with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 🙏"I would like to thank all the participants of today's conference for electing me president of the Russian Gymnastics Federation: the Ministry of Sports, the Russian Olympic Committee, and delegates. The most...
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