Russian Sports Minister Degtyarev Criticizes International Athletics Federation

Russian Sports Minister Mihail Degtyarev has criticized the International Athletics Federation and the International Biathlon Union for their sanctions against Russian athletes.The Russian Sports Minister emphasized that Russian athletes have been banned from international tournaments since 2022. Degtyarev stated that the biathlon and athletics federations have the most stringent stance on sanctions. He noted that legal proceedings have been initiated against these federations, with the biathlon case already in court. The necessary steps have been taken to appeal the decisions in the field of athletics, and the Russian Athletics Federation and individual athletes are seeking their legal rights through lawyers. Degtyarev criticized the attitude of World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, emphasizing that the British president has done wrong.