{"id":1644,"date":"2025-11-05T00:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/alexander-svishchov-world-aquatics-decision-to-allow-russian-water-polo-players-is-a-blow-to-justice\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T00:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:32:39","slug":"oleksandr-svishchov-world-aquatics-decision-to-allow-russian-water-polo-players-is-a-blow-to-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/en\/oleksandr-svishchov-world-aquatics-decision-to-allow-russian-water-polo-players-is-a-blow-to-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Svishchov: World Aquatics&#8217; decision to allow Russian water polo players is a blow to justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The official decision of the World Aquatics Federation to allow so-called &#8220;neutral athletes&#8221; from Russia to participate in all water polo competitions from January 1, 2026, has drawn sharp criticism from Ukraine. The President of the Ukrainian Water Polo Federation <strong>, Oleksandr Svishchov<\/strong>, gave a harsh assessment of this step.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1637\" src=\"https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/577018657_867967519080333_7662929213352183678_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1320\" height=\"1817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/577018657_867967519080333_7662929213352183678_n.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/577018657_867967519080333_7662929213352183678_n-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/577018657_867967519080333_7662929213352183678_n-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/577018657_867967519080333_7662929213352183678_n-768x1057.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svishchov-news.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/577018657_867967519080333_7662929213352183678_n-1116x1536.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">&#8220;We are shocked and appalled by the decision of World Aquatics to allow so-called &#8220;neutral athletes&#8221; from the aggressor country to participate in water polo competitions. This is not just a blow to the principles of justice and sports ethics &#8211; it is a cynical disregard for common sense and the memory of war victims,&#8221; said <strong>Oleksandr Svishchov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">He emphasized that this decision, made against the backdrop of a full-scale war, is immoral. <strong>Svishchov<\/strong> mentioned the dead Ukrainian water polo players, the destroyed swimming pool in Mariupol and damaged sports facilities in Kyiv and Kharkiv.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">&#8220;Such a decision is the actual legalization of the return of Russian sports, bypassing justice, under the guise of false &#8216;neutrality,'&#8221; the Federation&#8217;s president emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Oleksandr Svishchov<\/strong> also called on the international community and all honest athletes to oppose this decision, stating that &#8220;there can be no neutrality between the aggressor and the victim.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">According to him, the Water Polo Federation of Ukraine is preparing official appeals to all relevant international bodies demanding the immediate reversal of this shameful decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official decision of the World Aquatics Federation to allow so-called &#8220;neutral athletes&#8221; from Russia to participate in all water polo competitions from January 1, 2026, has drawn sharp criticism from Ukraine. 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