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Russia, sidelined from many international sports events over the war in Ukraine, said on Thursday it would organise a competition next year for members of the BRICS alliance - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.Speaking at the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg, Russian Sports Minister
Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin was reportedly one of three Russian
Ministers to escape European Union (EU) sanctions "at the last minute"
through Hungarian intervention.
Russia's Ministry of Sports has ordered national governing bodies to
suspend training camps abroad and the participation of Russian
national teams in competitions outside the of country.