The International Skating Union (ISU) will present updated information on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international tournaments at its upcoming Council meeting. The ISU had previously suspended athletes from these countries in March 2022 due to the conflict in Ukraine.
A Lithuanian race has set special conditions for Russian and Belarusian athletes, requiring them to have Lithuanian residency, condemn the war in Ukraine, and compete under the Ukrainian flag without claiming prizes.
Organizers of the Trail Kuršių Nerija race in Lithuania have introduced specific conditions for athletes from Russia and Belarus, including requiring them to condemn the "special military operation" in Ukraine and run under the Ukrainian flag.
European Gymnastics has lifted all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, allowing them to compete internationally with their national flag and anthem. This decision is seen as a step towards restoring a unified sports space based on athletic merit.
European Gymnastics has lifted all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, allowing them to compete with their national flag and anthem. Russian gymnasts will participate in the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Bulgaria under the Russian flag.
European Gymnastics will follow World Gymnastics' decision to lift all restrictions on the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus. The decision will be approved at an upcoming extraordinary online general assembly.
World Gymnastics has lifted all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, allowing them to compete under their national flags with immediate effect. This decision reverses the ban imposed in March 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The International Olympic Committee has lifted its restrictions on Belarusian athletes competing under their own flag, although World Athletics has said it will keep its ban in place.
World Athletics rejects a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee that a ban on Belarusian athletes and teams competing under the flag of their nation should be lifted.
The International Olympic Committee says a ban on Belarusian athletes and teams competing under the flag of their nation should be lifted but that the restrictions on Russia remain in place.
The IOC executive board released a statement saying that it "no longer recommends any restrictions on the participation of Belarusian athletes, including teams."
World Aquatics will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete with their national flags and anthems for the first time since 2022, a move welcomed by Russia but condemned by Ukraine as "unacceptable and disgraceful."
Russian and Belarusian athletes are competing at the 2026 Paralympic Games in Verona, with Russia winning its first medals since 2014. Their return follows an appeal against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, which had continued to bar athletes despite the IPC's reinstatement.
