“I can only regret that it happened right during the match.
Of course, this is a gross mistake of the organizers, who could not properly implement the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as the federations for the Olympic sports do, "Sport-Express quotes Pozdnyakov.
The ROC President expressed the hope that in the future we will see a more careful attitude towards such delicate moments.
During the match for the title of world champion in international drafts between Russian Tamara Tansykkuzhina and Polish Natalia Sadovskaya, held in Warsaw on April 27, one of the organizers removed the Russian flag from the table.
The Taksykkuzhina - Sadovskaya match will end on May 3.
After four rounds, the Russian drafts player is inferior to the Pole with a score of 16:32.
The match consists of nine rounds, 12 points are played in each.
The winner must score 54 points.
Recall that due to sanctions (WADA), Russian athletes at the World Championships and the Olympic Games cannot play under the national flag.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian drafts player commented on the removal of the Russian flag during a match in Poland.