Italy plans to impose restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus who will be allowed to compete at the fencing world championships in Milan in July, the head of its National Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Tuesday. Sofia Pozdniakova, the Olympic champion daughter of Russia's Olympic Committee president, will be one of those to face exclusion under the restrictions, which are prompted by advice from the Italian government. The athletes will not be able to compete in team events and none with links to military teams will be admitted
Russia's Vera Zvonareva blocked from entering Poland
Poland has become one of Ukraine's staunchest allies since Russia invaded the country in 2022, and it has been refusing entry to people who support the actions of Russia and Belarus. The tournament organizers did not immediately reply to an emailed request for comment.
Oleksandr Usyk signs contract Ukranian football club Heavyweight champion Usyk, who trained as a footballer with Ukraine's Tavriya Simferopol as a teenager before switching to boxing, signed a one-year "agreement on football cooperation" with the club on Wednesday and will wear the No. 17 shirt.
Russia-Ukraine WarBan on Russian Youth Teams in World Soccer Is Lifted
FIFA, international soccer’s governing body, will allow Russians in under-17 matches, aiming to separate the interests of young athletes from the actions of their governments. Soccer’s global governing body voted on Wednesday to allow youth teams from Russia to return to its competitions, overturning a blanket ban on the country that was imposed days after it invaded Ukraine last year. The teams will be permitted to play as the Football Union of Russia, the name of the country’s soccer federation, rather than Russia, and must do so in neutral colors, and without their national flag and anthem.
Russia-Ukraine war: IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee for including annexed regions of Ukraine
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended the Russian Olympic Committee for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine. Russia’s National Olympic Committee denounced the decision, calling it counterproductive and politically motivated.
No Russian athlete ban at Paris Games, despite suspension
Russian athletes can be directly invited to next year's Paris Games despite the suspension of their country's Olympic committee, the IOC said Friday. Bach reiterated the current IOC position that "we do not punish or sanction athletes for the acts of their officials or government."
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Russian, Belarusian tennis players can enter Olympics as neutrals
Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to enter the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris as neutrals, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed Wednesday. The ITF said players from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to enter in "an individual and neutral capacity" if they met the selection and eligibility requirements as well as comply with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regulations. "The ITF decision aligns with the majority of International Federations (IFs) regarding individual competition and athletes participating in the Paris 2024 Games this summer," the tennis world governing body said in a statement. The neutral athletes will compete without flags, emblems or anthems. Athletes who actively support the war in Ukraine are not eligible, nor are those contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military. Tennis players already compete on the ATP/WTA tours as neutrals.
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