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Ukraine bars its national teams from events with Russians, Belarusians

KYIV: Ukraine barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events which include competitors from Russia and Belarus, the sports ministry said in a decree on Friday. Ukraine’s deputy sports minister, who signed off on the move, told Reuters in an interview that it was a “bad decision” but one that was better than the alternative. The decree, criticized by some Ukrainian athletes, comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) angered Kyiv by paving the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine bans its national teams from competing with Russians and Belarusians

Ukraine has banned its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events that include competitors from Russia and Belarus, the sports ministry said in a decree published on Friday.

IBA blasts breakaway world body as ‘orchestrated coup’

LONDON: A group including the US and Britain announced a new world boxing federation on Thursday in a breakaway aimed at securing the troubled sport’s Olympic future.

WTA lifts boycott in China first inspired by Peng Shuai concerns, citing 'no sign of changing'

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Triathlon-World Triathlon says Russian, Belarusian players to return as neutrals

World Triathlon said it supports the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) guidance on Russian and Belarusian athletes by allowing them to compete as neutrals, adding that it is working on a review process for entrants from the two countries.

Triathlon greenlights return of Russian athletes to competition

PARIS: World Triathlon on Thursday opened the way for athletes from Russia and Belarus, banned from competition since March 2022 after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, to once again compete in its competitions. The executive board of the global governing body of triathlon said it supported the recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of a “return to competition of athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports in international competitions.” The board also approved “the lifting of the suspension applied to the countries’ participations in World Triathlon events at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” “In principle, World Triathlon supports the development of a pathway for independent neutral individual Athletes and Officials with Russian and Belarusian passports to participate in our sports.” The board added it “reaffirms its solidarity with Ukraine in the face of the ongoing war with Russia, and that the independence of any athlete or official was an absolute condition of their returning to a World Triathlon event.” Athletes from Russia and Belarus have faced sanctions from a multitude of sports since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.

IBA says European Games cannot be Olympic qualifiers

The European Games in Poland must be revoked as qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics because athletes from Russia and Belarus have been barred from competing, amateur boxing's Russian-led world body said on Thursday.

IBA: European Games must be revoked as qualifiers

The European Games in Poland must be revoked as qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics because athletes from Russia and Belarus have been barred from competing, amateur boxing's Russian-led world body said on Thursday.

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Ukraine bars its national teams from events with Russians, Belarusians

Ukraine bans its national teams from competing with Russians and Belarusians

IBA blasts breakaway world body as ‘orchestrated coup’

WTA lifts boycott in China first inspired by Peng Shuai concerns, citing 'no sign of changing'

Triathlon-World Triathlon says Russian, Belarusian players to return as neutrals

Triathlon greenlights return of Russian athletes to competition

IBA says European Games cannot be Olympic qualifiers

IBA: European Games must be revoked as qualifiers