“Now there are organizational issues - dismissals in order to make the work of the presidium acceptable, so that this does not turn into re-election of the old composition. As for the work of RUSADA, we do not know anything yet and are working within the framework of the IBU working group, ”Sport24 quotes Ganus.
He also noted the importance of ensuring that all AFLA proposals are now understandable to World Athletics representatives. According to Ganus, there is still time to ensure a neutral status for Russian athletes.
“Athletes are fighting to participate in all international starts, not only the Olympics. This is very important, we must fully participate in all competitions of the international athletics federation, ”Ganus added.
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. On February 3, the VFLA Presidium resigned.
Earlier, Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin said that the crisis in Russian athletics has dragged on.