ST. PETERSBURG, November 24, Adela Ziatdinova. President of the All-Russian Swimming Federation (WFTU) Vladimir Salnikov said that the WFTU will not prevent athletes from making their own decisions about participation in the World Aquatics Championships, which will be held in Doha from February 2 to 18, 2024.
““Today, athletes have the right to decide on their own, the federation has already stated this. Our position is clear, it is that we will not prevent athletes from making decisions on their own. This is their area of responsibility,” Salnikov said.
Previously, the International Aquatics Federation (World Aquatics) allowed Russian and Belarusian swimmers to compete in a neutral status, but at the same time established admission criteria, allowing performance only in individual disciplines. The President of the All-Russian Swimming Federation (RSF) Vladimir Salnikov, in a conversation with, called the criteria humiliating and noted that national aquatics federations had filed a complaint with World Aquatics about this.