Famous cyclist Mikhail Yakovlev will no longer play for the Russian national team.

" Now he is in Israel. We are losing a very talented rider and we can only regret it. In the current situation, he made a choice for himself, "

Recall that 21-year-old Yakovlev won the first ever medal in the history of the men's keirin for the Russian Federation in the fall of 2021. In May of this year, Yakovlev set a world record in the 200 m round from the move to the Moscow Grand Prix.

Note that on his personal page on Instagram, the avatar depicts the flag of Ukraine and the heart.

On February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation.. There are practically no federations left that have not excluded the Russians from their competitions.

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