MOSCOW, 2 Jun. The Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin said that the Russian side demanded that the international federations compensate for the costs of organizing the competitions planned in the country, but subsequently canceled. At the end of February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that sports federations not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in their competitions because of the situation around Russia and Ukraine. A number of international federations excluded Russians and Belarusians from competitions under their auspices, and also canceled tournaments in Russia. «A number of events have not yet been taken away from us. sent appeals to the international federations to compensate for the financial costs incurred by the organizers. The dialogue is underway, lawsuits have been filed, appeals have been sent. We will protect the interests of the country and sports organizations to the maximum, «Izvestiya newspaper quotes Matytsin. Russia has been deprived of the right to host , in particular, the World Volleyball Championship (2022), the Ice Hockey World Championship (2023), the Ice Hockey World Youth Championship (2023).
