“There is a process of changing Belonogoff’s sports citizenship, documents are in progress,” RIA Novosti quoted Salnikova as saying.
At the Golden Tour tournament in Nice, the athlete already performs under the Russian flag.
18-year-old Belonogoff is the 2018 European Junior Champion at a 50-meter breaststroke. In 2019, she became the third in the same distance at the UK Championship, and also won silver in the 100 meter race.
In addition, in November 2019, she won bronze medals at distances of 50 and 100 meters at the Russian Short Water Championship.
Earlier it was reported that three-time Olympic champion Elvira Khasyanova was inducted into the Swimming Glory Hall.