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The Finns call for the expulsion of the Russians from P¦ in Lahti. There is an answer from the organizers

“About 5 o’clock the state border Ukraine in the area with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, it was attacked by Russian troops supported by Belarus, “the Ukrainian border guard said in a press release. So the worst-case scenario happened and Vladimir Putin he decided to invade completely. This can have a big impact on the world as well sport. Fans even wonder if Russian athletes can be excluded from particular events.

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The Finns ask if the Russians will start in Lahti. The organizers of the World Cup are responsible

Such questions and suggestions to throw out the Russians were addressed in their Twitter posts by Finnish fans towards the Finnish Ski Association and the organizers of the competition World Cup w Lahti. “Will the Russian competitors be allowed to start by responsible persons? Ukrainian competitors do not intend to participate. I think of harassment at school when the bully gives up” – wrote Mr. Halme, a scientist from Lahti on his profile.

He received a reply from the official account of the organizers of the World Cup in Lahti. “Sport is a space free from politics. We do not condemn athletes who are innocent of this situation. Our thoughts are with Ukraine and our friends among the players” – reads the release. “We follow the rules set out by FIS and as an organizer we do not have the authority to deviate from international operating models. We cannot impose restrictions on athletes from any country “- indicated the activists.

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PZN: The ban on starting would have to be indicated in advance

Soon, similar questions may be faced by, for example, the Polish Ski Association, which will organize the junior world championship in ski jumping and nordic combined in Zakopane. – We do not have such a possibility to make decisions about who we want to accept for the competition – confirms in an interview with Sport.pl Jan Winkiel, secretary general PZN.

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– The ban on starting for anyone would have to be indicated to us from above. Such decisions could be made at the level of the authorities of the countries concerned, or the federation dealing with the disciplines, in this case the International Ski Federation (FIS) – adds Winkiel.

PZN also took a position on trips to competitions in Russia and Ukraine during the war. – We will not send players to them – Jan Winkiel told us firmly. And he pointed out that the FIS in the case of the season finale of the jumpers is looking for a solution to transport the players safely to Russia. Federation activists do not think about for now about moving the competition to another place.

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The World Cup competition in Lahti will be held on February 26-28. Competitors will compete in ski jumping, cross-country and nordic combined. Live reports on Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl LIVE application.

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