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We have a story here in Russia in another sport - mini-football, which attracted my attention only because of the last name of the participant - Arina Akatieva (Sofia Akatieva is promising figure skater from the Tutberidze group, who took second place in the Junior national championship and landed two quad in her LP)
"The 11-year-old player was not allowed to reach the final of the Russian championship, because she is a girl. The RFU intervened.
A young football player Arina Akatyeva not made it to the final of the championship of Russia on mini-football because she is a girl.
According to "E1", Arina plays for the boys 'team of 2008-2009 year of birth of the youth school "Torch" and she is the team captain.
She scored 21 goals (more than all the other players on the team) for her team and made a big contribution to reaching the final of the tournament, which will be held from March 1 to 8 in Nizhny Novgorod.
The Russian mini-football Federation refused to accept Arina's application for the boys ' team. This position is justified by the fact that the rules of the tournament state that it is held among young men.
Sergey Borovkov, Arina Akatyeva's coach says:
"She qualified with the boys and scored the most important goals in the preliminary stage of the tournament. Arina is the team's captain, the best player of her age in the country.
Arina has a talent from God. Six years ago, I doubted whether to take her to my group or not, but then I saw how she thinks, understands the coach, performs what is required of her"
For Arina, this is the last tournament she can win with her team. Most likely, the player from September will train and play in the Moscow sports school "Chertanovo".
According to the Baza telegram channel, the RFU (Russian Football Union) sided with the girl and demanded that she be allowed to compete.
Journalist Ivan Karpov said that the Association of mini-football of Russia (AMFR) agreed to allow Arina to participate in the tournament."
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There is an interesting comment under the article:
"My nephew in "Torch", he is year older than this girl and he said she is real awesome even among boys of his age"
The news has become quite resonant, news about Arina's situation can be found on many major news portals. Perhaps it helped that the mini-football Federation changed its mind. Most of the people (at least according to comments in news portals) are on Arina's side. In Russia we have appreciated the talent and ability in the first place. I hope that Arina was allowed to be officially confirmed and she will participate in the final of the tournament. Good luck little girl!
"The 11-year-old player was not allowed to reach the final of the Russian championship, because she is a girl. The RFU intervened.
A young football player Arina Akatyeva not made it to the final of the championship of Russia on mini-football because she is a girl.
According to "E1", Arina plays for the boys 'team of 2008-2009 year of birth of the youth school "Torch" and she is the team captain.
She scored 21 goals (more than all the other players on the team) for her team and made a big contribution to reaching the final of the tournament, which will be held from March 1 to 8 in Nizhny Novgorod.
The Russian mini-football Federation refused to accept Arina's application for the boys ' team. This position is justified by the fact that the rules of the tournament state that it is held among young men.
Sergey Borovkov, Arina Akatyeva's coach says:
"She qualified with the boys and scored the most important goals in the preliminary stage of the tournament. Arina is the team's captain, the best player of her age in the country.
Arina has a talent from God. Six years ago, I doubted whether to take her to my group or not, but then I saw how she thinks, understands the coach, performs what is required of her"
For Arina, this is the last tournament she can win with her team. Most likely, the player from September will train and play in the Moscow sports school "Chertanovo".
According to the Baza telegram channel, the RFU (Russian Football Union) sided with the girl and demanded that she be allowed to compete.
Journalist Ivan Karpov said that the Association of mini-football of Russia (AMFR) agreed to allow Arina to participate in the tournament."
original
There is an interesting comment under the article:
"My nephew in "Torch", he is year older than this girl and he said she is real awesome even among boys of his age"
The news has become quite resonant, news about Arina's situation can be found on many major news portals. Perhaps it helped that the mini-football Federation changed its mind. Most of the people (at least according to comments in news portals) are on Arina's side. In Russia we have appreciated the talent and ability in the first place. I hope that Arina was allowed to be officially confirmed and she will participate in the final of the tournament. Good luck little girl!