MOSCOW, January 15, Semyon Galkevich. President of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) Andrei Kirilenko told reporters that the organization is dealing with the entry of the women's team into the United States to participate in the World Cup 2022 qualification. Earlier, Sport-Express reported that Russian women were not allowed into Washington without being vaccinated with one of the drugs approved by WHO. The team also has problems obtaining visas. «We are working very closely with FIBA, with the American host. Next week the picture will be clearer,» Kirilenko said. The World Cup qualification will be held from February 10 to 13. The Russian national team will perform in group D, which also included the teams of the USA, Belgium and Puerto Rico. The final tournament will be played in Sydney from 22 September to 1 October 2022.
