“The Presidium made the right decision. A working group has been created. The elections are scheduled for February 28. This is the realization that athletics is in a difficult situation, ”Matytsin said on Match TV.
VFLA membership in World Athletics was suspended in November 2015. At the end of November 2019, the organization decided to suspend the issuance of permits for participation in competitions under the neutral flag to Russian athletes in the case of the athlete Lysenko. On January 31, the Ministry of Sports temporarily deprived VFLA of state accreditation.
Earlier, VFLA announced the dissolution of the presidium of the organization.