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Russian athletes were barred from all competitions by World Athletics on Tuesday over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a punishment the body's president said was "against the grain" but defendable. "All athletes, support personnel and officials from Russia and Belarus will be excluded from all World Athletics Series events for the foreseeable future, with immediate effect," World Athletics said in a statement.
BEIJING, March 1 The Canadian Press - The Canadian Paralympic Committee wants Russian and Belarusian athletes excluded from the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games.
World Athletics on Tuesday over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a punishment the body's president said was "against the grain" but defendable. "All athletes, support personnel and officials from Russia and Belarus will be excluded from all World Athletics Series events for the foreseeable future, with immediate effect," World Athletics said in a statement. "Upcoming events include the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22, and the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 22, which begin on Friday in Oman (4 March)."
BEIJING : Ukrainian athletes are expected to reach Beijing in time for the Winter Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed on Tuesday, putting to rest concerns about their participation following an invasion by Russia.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova voiced her opposition to the conflict in Ukraine due to last Thursday's invasion by Russia tweeting "Stop the war, stop the violence." The 30-year-old -- ranked 14 in the world and with over 12 million dollars career earnings -- said she, her friends and family were very afraid of what the consequences might be. "Stop the war, stop the violence," she tweeted on Tuesday.
The International Skating Union has become the latest sporting body to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition – in a move which is likely to see Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old at the centre of the Winter Olympics doping scandal, barred from the World Figure Skating Championships later this month.
Russia are set to be expelled from the World Cup over the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
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