The United States is trying to create obstacles for Russian wrestlers so they can not come to the World Cup, which will be held in Iowa City in April. Such actions caused resentment in the Foreign Ministry. The representative of the ministry, Maria Zakharova, was outraged that the Americans refused to grant visas to our athletes. "For the sake of pressure on Russia in Washington, for a long time, even the principle" About sport, you - the world ". The US authorities are also clearly not averse to eliminating strong competitors for their athletes, "the statement said on the website of the Foreign Ministry. Zakharova stressed that the United States rudely violates sports principles and openly infringe on the rights of the participating country. The President of the Wrestling Federation of Russia Mikhail Mamiashvili believes that, despite the complicated relations between the countries, the athletes will not stop communicating with each other. "It's also interesting for American wrestlers to come to us, to go through worthy rivals. They are very happy to come to Russia, "RIA Novosti quotes him.. Senior freestyle wrestling coach Valery Feldsherov claims that the United States recommended our athletes to have an interview for visas at the consulate of Armenia, but there is already no time for it. At the same time, the State Department of America declined to comment on this situation stating that the data on visas are confidential. Washington is guided by the fact that Moscow is guilty of poisoning the former colonel of the GRU Sergey Skripal, therefore the state should be sanctioned, including sports.