The HFR President Sergey Shishkarev told Sport-Express that he asked Russian handball players not to leave Super League for foreign clubs, since there is a chance for the Russian national team to participate in the Olympic Games-2024 in Paris.
— Recently, I met with our leading handball players, playing, for example, for HC Rostov-Don and HC CSKA, and asked them not to go abroad, because, from my point of view, clear evidence exists that Russia will participate in the Olympic qualification and the Olympic Games in Paris. The statement of the United States Olympic Committee President Susanne Lyons, in particular, is significant for me in this sense. Whatever may be said, sport — is a direct continuation of politics, and if such pronouncements are made, it means that to some extent they are consistent with and supported by the leadership of countries and world community, — said Sergey Shishkarev.
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