“Observing from the side, I got the impression that the head of the VFLA was sitting out his pants. I did not see any information from them about the work done, except as "we work a lot." Sorry, but we, the athletes, are working a lot. Where will the leadership be without their athletes? And why do athletes need such a guide? ” - Ivanyuk wrote on his Instagram page.
In November 2015, the APFLA was temporarily deprived of membership in the World Athletics Association (World Athletics) due to doping violations and has not yet been reinstated.
Earlier, Maria Lasitskene did not exclude the departure from the Russian team in connection with the situation around the VFLA.