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Skier Denisov, skiers Girina and Israilova received neutral status from FIS
Skier Nikita Denisov, as well as skiers Vitalina Girina and Tanzila Israilova, received neutral status from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) to participate in international tournaments, the organization’s press service reports.
In December, the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev announced that Russia had won a claim in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the FIS, and now the international federation is obliged to allow Russian athletes to compete. Degtyarev noted that the CAS arbitrators recognized the demands of the Russian side as reasonable and legitimate and, in accordance with the decision of the International Olympic Committee, ordered the FIS to allow Russians to compete in Olympic disciplines in a neutral status, and athletes in Paralympic disciplines under the national flag. The FIS accepted the CAS decision and published the eligibility criteria.
Source: Sportbox
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