MOSCOW, July 28, Sergey Smyshlyaev. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is considering an alternative possibility of holding a rescheduled congress of the organization at the same time, it will take place, the Russian delegates will participate in it, said Vasily Titov, president of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation (FSGR). In 2022, the FIG Congress will not be able to take place in Sandefjord (Norway) in October, as the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation was unable to organize it due to requirements from the Olympic Committee and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture not to invite representatives of Russia and Belarus to events in the country. «I I am very glad that the FIG took an absolutely principled position on this issue. It was not about accepting or not accepting the Russian delegation or the Belarusian one. It was about the fact that the elected representatives of Russia or Belarus should not participate in the congress. That made sense Norwegian position, first of all — the Norwegian Olympic Committee, the Sports Committee at and the ministry. At the meeting of the executive committee, which took place last week and this week, this issue was discussed, and it was decided that the Norwegians were given a period of one week to carefully weigh their position,» Titov said. «Since not a single elected representative of Russia or Belarus not suspended, they must participate in Congress. It was a FIG position. The Norwegians, nevertheless, reported that, relying on the opinion of their «officers», they could not hold (congress). Now the FIG is working on an alternative possibility of holding (congress) on the same dates, but in a different place. Congress will take place. And we will participate. I repeat that I am very grateful to the FIG for their very honest and consistent position,» Titov said.
