During the World Drafts Championship, which was held in Poland, the Russian flag was removed from the table right during the match. The video was posted on the Warcaby YouTube channel.
On Tuesday, April 27, Russian Tamara Tansykkuzhina played her fourth match with her Polish rival Natalia Sadovskaya. During the match, the ex-president of the European Drafts Federation Jacek Pawlicki approached the table and removed the sticker with the name of the Russian woman and the tricolor. According to Pavlitsky, he received a call on behalf of the former Minister of Sports Vitold Banka and asked to remove the Russian flag from the table, despite the fact that the game was going on.
President of the Polish Drafts Federation Damian Reshka apologized for the situation with the Russian flag, which happened to the Russian flag during the final match.
“I apologize for this situation. We were informed that we must do this immediately, right during the game, otherwise the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will exclude the International Drafts Federation today. We apologize for the inconvenience caused”, – Reshka said.
In connection with the sanctions of the World Anti-Doping Agency, athletes from Russia at the World Championships and the Olympic Games cannot play under the national flag, and the national anthem cannot be played in their honor.