World Athletics maintains a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes at the World Championships

World Athletics has announced that Russian and Belarus athletes will not participate in the July World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. First sanctions imposed Continues in early March.

When asked about the impact on Russian athletes at the event, World Athletics referred to their March 1 statement announcing the ban. Sebastian CoeWA’s president commented:

“No sports federation wants to naturally eliminate teams and individuals. It’s not our participation in sports,” Kor said. “But I think we have to realize that this is such a game changer. And yes, it sets a precedent.”

The 2022 World Championship will be the largest international sporting event following the 2021 Olympics.

The Russian Trucking Federation is banned from competing as a team or host until 2023. Doping scandalHowever, individual athletes had the opportunity to compete once scrutinized. Since 2015 Russian athlete I had to apply for and compete in athletics as an ANA (Certified Neutral Athletes). As of March, 33 athletes with ANA status are no longer able to compete on the world stage. This means they won’t be heading to Eugene next month.