St. Petersburg, April 8, Sergey Yaremenko. The decision of the arbitration court of the International Luge Federation (FIL) to cancel the suspension of Russians from participation in international competitions may become an important precedent, sports lawyer Anna Antseliovich believes. tournaments under the auspices of the FIL in Russia. By decision of the FIL Arbitration Court, representatives of the Russian Luge Federation in the FIL commissions, sports functionaries and officials have been restored in their rights, the ban on holding events sanctioned by the FIL by Russia has been lifted. discriminatory decision on the basis of nationality This is expressly prohibited by the statutes This provision is contained in the statutes of all international sports federations An important precedent to be taken into account This does not mean that everyone else will 100% follow this path, but it will definitely be taken other federations,” said Anceliovich. “In 2018, there were also Olympians who were acquitted by the CAS (Court for Sport of Arbitration). Lawyers were taught that they cannot make a decision based on a political or any other context. only regulatory documents.FIL lawyers considered that the documents of this organization and do not provide for the possibility of the removal of the Russians,» Anceliovich said.
