The World Friendship Games, scheduled for September 15 to 29, 2024 in Moscow and Ekaterinburg (some rumors point to a possible postponement to 2025), are changing heads. The agency TASS reports the arrival at the head of the organizing committee of a new general director, Dmitry Putilin. The Russian leader is the current president of the Russian Thai Boxing Federation, and vice-president of the European confederation. The former boss of the organization, Alexey Sorokin, would now be in charge of relations with foreign countries, with the mission of attracting as many competitors as possible from nations other than Russia.

