MOSCOW, 20 Feb - R-Sport. International basketball Federation (FIBA) has not given permission clubs from the Crimea to join the championship of Russia, said in the letter FIBA, the text of which is given (the FBI).
head basketball Federation Republic of Crimea Michael Pychteev on Wednesday said that the organization headed by him sent documents for entry into the Russian basketball Federation (RBF).
"once certain media in recent days have proved that FIBA has allowed the Crimean clubs to connect to the championship, we wish to inform and assure you it's not true, and we do not know the source of such data ", - said in the letter.
"As you know, in the last months of 2014, the Russian basketball officials, and Authorized state bodies responsible for sports, visited FIBA to discuss this issue. During this meeting representatives of FIBA indicated that FIBA is unable to make such decisions, they must be discussed jointly between the Russian and Ukrainian federations of basketball. FIBA has proposed its assistance in this matter and said that the meeting may be held at the headquarters of FIBA ", - stated in the text.
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