Lithuanian parliament speaker criticizes basketball federation’s decision to ease Russia and Belarus restrictions
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- Lithuanian parliament speaker Juozas Olekas criticized the International Basketball Federation for removing some restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
- Olekas said conditions in Russia and Belarus had not changed and argued that athletes from the two countries should not be admitted to competitions.
- He said Lithuania’s sports community should decide whether Lithuanian athletes might withdraw from federation events.
Juozas Olekas, speaker of Lithuania’s parliament, has criticized the International Basketball Federation for easing some restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus.
Olekas said nothing had changed in either country to justify softening the restrictions. In his view, representatives of Russia and Belarus should not be allowed to compete in the federation’s events.
The decision now permits athletes from both countries to participate in federation competitions. Olekas said the sports community itself should decide whether Lithuanian athletes should stay away.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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