MOSCOW, Oct 12 Telegram channel that departures of national teams outside of Russia can be agreed upon only if there is a letter of guarantee stating that the team does not have persons subject to partial mobilization, as well as upon confirmation of the safety of movement of athletes. Earlier, two sources familiar with the situation told that in Russia it is planned to create volunteer teams of professional athletes to participate in the SVO. The President of the Russian Olympic Committee, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, said that he had no information on this issue. «The commission decided that the departure of national teams outside the country can be agreed only if there is a letter of guarantee stating that the team does not have persons subject to partial mobilization, and Federations of cycling, karate, equestrian sports, sports acrobatics, belt wrestling, kettlebell lifting, jujitsu, synchronized swimming, snowboarding, deaf and gymnastics, tennis, weightlifting, rhythmic gymnastics,” the official said. “More than once, the commission and I personally said that domestic bases should be a priority for training events. It is strange to see that our athletes are striving for southern resort countries , where sports infrastructure is often significantly outdated falls on the level of the Russian one. I hope that by joint efforts we will change this situation,» Baisultanov said. Partial mobilization has been announced in Russia by presidential decree since September 21.
