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The Russian swimming team will participate in the IX Russian-Chinese Youth Games

MOSCOW, March 17 – RIA Novosti. According to the official website of the All-Russian Swimming Federation, the swimmers of the Russian national team will participate in the ninth Russia-China Youth Summer Games (WFTU).

The competitions will be held from May 21-27 in Chongqing, China. As stated, boys born in 2005-2006 and girls born in 2007-2008 will participate in the start.

“I am very happy to have such an opportunity to compete with Chinese swimmers. This is good news for our youth. The resumption of international training is what athletes have endured and trained for so much. I hope this is just the beginning of expansion.” full-fledged sports ties,” said WFTU head Vladimir Salnikov.

In March 2022, the International Swimming Federation (FINA, now World Aquatics) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.

The athlete is holding a table tennis ball in his hands.  Archive photo - RIA Novosti, 1920, 17.03.2023

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