“Disrupt and disable Russia’s current intentions”: Russians officially banned from the 2022 World Athletics Championships, says President Sebastian Coe
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World Athletics Championships President Sebastian Coe
The Russian war on Ukraine is certainly one that has shook the world, and needless to say a lot of action is warranted against it. The IOC has gone ahead and already made its comments about the Russian team, and the World Athletics Championships was the next to do the same.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the IOC maintained that all Russian and Belarusian athletes should be banned from competing at the Paris Olympics, and they continue to maintain their stand on the event. This action has also now been taken by the World Athletics officials, who have banned Russian athletes from competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
World Athletics Championships will not allow Russians to participate
Following the announcement President Sebastian Coe has said, according to First Post, the unprecedented move appeared “to be the only peaceful way to disrupt and disable Russia’s current intentions and restore peace.” The world championships are set to begin on 15th July and will end on the 24th of July at Eugene, Oregon.
World Athletics confirmed the ban in a news release announcing it had cleared an additional 18 Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in international competition, but that the approvals would not apply to the World Championships. There are now 73 Russian athletes who can compete as neutrals, though their status at major international events is in doubt after the war.
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