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Russia is no longer banned over the doping scandal. Participation in competitions is still not possible.
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Are still not allowed to take part in competitions
Russian athletes. (Archive)
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The world athletics association World Athletics (WA) has lifted the ban against Russia after 7 years and 4 months because of state-sponsored doping. The WA task force has now identified a corresponding cultural change in the Russian association Rusaf, as it was said after a WA Council meeting on Thursday.
Blocked because of the war
Because of the war against Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian track and field athletes remain excluded from international competitions, as announced by WA President Sebastian Coe. “Russia and Belarus will remain excluded from competitions for the foreseeable future due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” said the Briton.
Russia’s track and field athletes have been banned internationally since November 2015 because of the doping scandal, but World Athletics has granted individual athletes the status of neutral athletes under certain conditions. This trial was suspended because of the attack on Ukraine.
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