Although the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has been cleared of sanctions over the ‘doping scandal’, Russian athletes are still barred from competing in international competitions.
The World Athletics Federation said on the 24th (Korean time), “The board of directors approved the reinstatement of the Russian Federation of Athletics Federations, which had been suspended for 7 years,” and “However, the ban on Russian and Belarusian nationals who invaded Ukraine from participating in international competitions is maintained. ”he said.
The Russian Athletics Federation was suspended in November 2015 after Russia was accused of systematic doping cover-up. Russian players were also banned from participating in international competitions.
Russian athletes did not even compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Darya Klishina, a women’s long jumper who had lived in the US for more than three years, was the only Russian national track and field athlete allowed to compete, but she did not wear the Russian flag.
In January of the following year, the World Association of Athletics Federations prepared special rules to allow Russian athletes to compete in international competitions as individuals.
The doping review board looked at the doping history of each Russian athlete and qualified the individual to compete.
Separately, the suspension of qualification by the Russian Athletics Federation was maintained. However, the board of directors approved the restoration of member state status after 7 years and 4 months.
However, the World Athletics Federation put a clue. “Russian Athletics Federation must comply with 35 ‘special conditions’ to certify that anti-doping reform continues to be effective,” it said.
According to the Russian Federation of Athletics Federations, the special conditions must first be observed for three years. At the end of the period, you decide whether to keep it.
On the other hand, sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine remain intact, so lifting of doping sanctions is unlikely to have a significant impact on Russian athletes who are unable to compete in international competitions.
Since March last year, the World Association of Athletics Federations has banned Russia and Belarus from hosting international competitions and from participating in the competitions for athletes and officials.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) opened the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in next year’s Paris Olympics as neutral countries, but World Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe refused to allow athletes from the two countries to participate in competitions organized by the federation. revealed again.
“The unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus by countries and industries around the world are the only peaceful way to neutralize Russia’s modern intentions and restore peace,” Ko said. The death and destruction we witnessed, including the death of , solidified my resolve on this issue.”
“The integrity of our major international competitions has been significantly damaged by the actions of the Russian and Belarusian governments,” he said. Players from both countries should not be the beneficiaries of this behavior.”
Source: Donga
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