Russian bodybuilders to take part in 2026 IFBB Asian Championship under national flag

Russian bodybuilders to take part in 2026 IFBB Asian Championship under national flag The 2026 IFBB Asian Championship is set to take place on November 13-15 in ThailandPATTAYA /Thailand/, November 13. /TASS/. Russia’s national team of bodybuilders is set to compete at the upcoming 2026 IFBB (International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation) Asian Championship in Pattaya, Thailand, under the national flag and to the tune of the country’s national anthem, President of the Russian Bodybuilding Federation (RBF) Alexander Vishnevsky told TASS on Friday. "The Russian national team will perform under the national flag and to the tune of the country’s anthem at the Asian Championship," Vishnevsky told TASS. "There is nothing more valuable for an athlete than to hear country’s anthem standing on the highest step of the podium," Vishnevsky stated. The International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB), ruled earlier that athletes representing Russia may compete in its sponsored international tournaments under the country’s national flag and to the tune of the state anthem. The 2026 IFBB Asian Championship is set to take place on November 13-15 in Pattaya, Thailand. Russia withdraws from European Boxing Championship in Croatia citing lack of national flagThe decision was also prompted by problems concerning the issuance of entry visas to members of the Russian delegationRead moreRussia withdraws from European Boxing Championship in Croatia citing lack of national flagThe decision was also prompted by problems concerning the issuance of entry visas to members of the Russian delegationRead moreBridge damage disrupts transport links across Dnieper in Kiev — lawmakerDamage to the bridges over the Dnieper has repeatedly paralyzed traffic in Kiev since late OctoberRead moreUS refrains from tougher measures against Iran on request from regional countries — TrumpUS President Donald Trump stressed that if not for that request, he could go furtherRead moreOver 1,000 foreign mercenaries wanted internationally — Russian investigators284 mercenaries had been convictedRead moreFormer Ukrainian prime minister calls Kiev’s demand to maintain 800,000-strong army absurdNikolay Azarov noted that Kiev needed financial guarantees from the EU because it was unable to maintain such large armed forces on its ownRead moreRussia does not expect lifting of sanctions against it in medium term — MFAWestern countries have recently begun to employ a sanctions policy with increasing frequency as they are losing their advantages, their "undisputed leadership," Alexander Trofimov saidRead moreRussian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brassUnits of Russia's Battlegroup Center liberated the settlement of Shilovka in the DPR and servicemen of the Battlegroup East liberated the settlement of Voskresenka in the Zaporozhye Region through decisive operationsRead moreRussian forces push Ukrainian troops 30 km from state border in Sumy Region — expertAndrey Marochko specified that the Russian military continues to steadily expand the buffer zone in this areaRead morePress review: EU rejects security reform, stalls Ukraine peace as Armenia loses CSTO voteTop stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 13thRead more