Russian basketball players excluded from Olympic qualification

class=”sc-3778e872-0 cKDKQr”>

Russia will not participate in the Olympic basketball tournament.

Russia also remains banned from international basketball. The Executive Committee of the World Federation (FIBA) has decided that the men’s national team cannot participate in the pre-Olympic qualifying tournaments this year. Bulgaria will replace Russia. The tournament will take place from August 12 to 20, five teams will participate in the actual qualifying tournament in 2024. Switzerland was previously eliminated.

“Following the IOC recommendations published on March 28 regarding the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international competitions, the FIBA ​​Executive Committee has decided not to allow the registration of the Russian men’s national team to stand,” FIBA ​​said in a statement. rack. (SDA)

Source : Blick

follow:
Emma

Emma

I'm Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.

Related Posts