Russia excluded from skating as sporting sanctions increase
Russian athletes have been excluded from yet another sport that is extremely popular at home following the country맥스카지노s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia was banned from competing in international ice skating events on Tuesday, a day after being kicked out of soccer competitions and hockey 맥스카지노 Vladimir Putin맥스카지노s favorite sport. The decisions follow the International Olympic Committee맥스카지노s request to keep Russian athletes out of sporting events around the world.
The International Skating Union, the body that runs the sport around the world, said no athletes from Russia or Belarus 맥스카지노shall be invited or allowed to participate맥스카지노 in events until further notice.
맥스카지노The ISU Council reiterates its solidarity with all those affected by the conflict in Ukraine and our thoughts are with the entire Ukrainian people and country,맥스카지노 the ISU said in a statement.
Belarus has been a key ally of Russia in its attack on Ukraine.
The world figure skating championships are scheduled for later this month in Montpellier, France. The ISU decision means Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova and 15-year-old teammate Kamila Valieva, who was the focus of a still-unresolved doping dispute at last month맥스카지노s Winter Olympics, will be excluded from the competition.
Also Tuesday, the International Volleyball Federation said it had stripped Russia of hosting the men맥스카지노s world championships in August and September and would seek another host country or countries.
맥스카지노It would be impossible to prepare and stage the World Championships in Russia due to the war in Ukraine,맥스카지노 the FIVB board said.
The sport of swimming, however, has so far chosen to ignore the recommendation from the IOC to ban Russians. The sport맥스카지노s governing body, known as FINA, said Tuesday it would allow Russian and Belarusian swimmers to take part 맥스카지노as neutrals, competing under the FINA flag and with the FINA anthem.맥스카지노
The FINA website still lists Russia as hosting the world short-course championships in December.
The swimming body, however, said it had withdrawn a federation honor awarded to Putin in 2014.
The International Ski Federation has also decided to allow Russians to continue to compete, but the Norwegian Ski Federation said Tuesday it would block Russians from competing in upcoming World Cup events in its country.
맥스카지노We had hoped that FIS would reach the same conclusion on behalf of all ski nations, but now the Norwegian Ski Federation can no longer wait. The executive board has therefore today decided to notify FIS that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming events in Norway,맥스카지노 Norwegian Ski Federation president Erik Roste said.
It맥스카지노s unclear if Russian track athletes will be allowed to compete at the world indoor championships this month in Serbia. The country remains suspended from the sport for doping but many Russians compete as 맥스카지노neutral athletes맥스카지노 without a flag or national emblems.