Khorkina called the refusal of the Bundesliga from Russian gymnasts inadequate

The refusal of the German Bundesliga clubs from Russian gymnasts is an unpleasant and inadequate decision, two-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Svetlana Khorkina told RBC Sport.

“About the German clubs, this is more about the financial side. it is clear that this is unpleasant and inadequate, but I did not expect anything else. There is no need to look back at comrades who believe that international gymnastics will benefit by excluding Russia from the international agenda, ”said Khorkina.

According to her, she does not expect “any adequate actions”, and therefore she advises now to engage in the internal development of sports and focus on creating a calendar of competitions and making changes for this and next year, “so that our athletes have more opportunities to perform.”

Earlier, Olympic champion Artur Dalaloyan, who last season played for the Wetzgau club from the city of Schwäbisch Gmund, said that they had decided to terminate the contract with him. In the letter to the Wetzgau, as the gymnast said, “in a very tactful manner, it is notified” that he will not be called up for competitions. “The same letters came to the rest of the guys, including David Belyavsky and Nikita Nagorny. This refusal is caused by the difficult political situation in the world,” Dalaloyan added.

Last season, Belyavsky played for the Straubenhardt club, Nagorny for Saarland. Another Russian gymnast, Vladislav Polyashov, defended the colors of the Winnhorst club, which is the reigning champion of the Bundesliga. Russians Nikita Ignatiev and Ivan Stretovich played for Singen from Baden-Wünterberg.

Artur Dalaloyan at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, together with Nikita Nagorny, David Belyavsky and Denis Ablyazin, won the first gold medal for Russian gymnasts since 1996 in the team championship.

Since March 7, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, including judges, from participating in competitions under its auspices due to the situation in Ukraine.