Norway Joins Poland In Protesting Return Of Russian Swimmers

NSF president Cato Bratbakk told Reuters: "Our position is clear. We will not big immoderate championships arsenic agelong arsenic Russian and Belarusian elder and inferior competitors person afloat access, introduction rights, and are permitted to usage their flags and nationalist anthems.

"We are scheduled to meet pinch Nordic colleagues adjacent week, wherever we dream our position will create momentum against nan determination made by World Aquatics."

Norway has ne'er hosted nan World Aquatics Championships and past co-hosted nan European Aquatics Championships successful 1985.

The move by World Aquatics followed that of nan International Paralympic Committee, which admitted Russian and Belarusian athletes nether their nationalist emblem astatine nan caller Games successful Milan-Cortina.