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They banish
In football, FIFA and UEFA ordered on Monday the exclusion of Russia from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18) but also from all its selections and all its clubs "until further notice".
Many have followed suit.
The countdown to the World Cup in Qatar, February 3, 2022 in Doha KARIM JAAFAR AFP
Starting with World Athletics, the international athletics federation, which announced on Tuesday the exclusion of Russians and Belarusians "for the foreseeable future and with immediate effect".
No Russian athlete will participate in the Indoor Worlds in Belgrade (March 18-20) or the World Championships in Eugene (Oregon) in July.
The federations of ice hockey (IIHF), rugby (World Rugby), badminton (BWF), skating (ISU), canoeing (ICF) and alpine skiing (FIS) are on the same line.
On Monday, the European Handball Federation (EHF) had excluded national teams as well as clubs involved in European competitions such as the Champions League.
The Russian ice hockey team (under a neutral flag) in the final of the Beijing Olympics, lost against Finland, February 20, 2022 Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV AFP / Archives
In basketball, Fiba also announced that Russian teams would not be allowed to participate in its competitions "until further notice".
Finally, the International Cycling Union (UCI) struck hard by excluding the Russian and Belarusian teams from its events and by withdrawing its UCI status from the professional team Gazprom/RusVelo, the only high-level Russian team in the international peloton.
While they had for a time authorized the participation of Russian biathletes in world cup events under a neutral banner, the international federation (IBU) finally banned the participation in its competitions of Russians and Belarusians.
But the Russians had already decided to end their season.
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Accepted under neutral banner
Two days before the Beijing Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee on Wednesday authorized the Russians and Belarusians to take part in the Games, under a neutral banner.
They will not "appear on the medal table".
Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, on March 2, 2022 in Beijing WANG Zhao AFP
Warned to react by the Ukrainian players, the world tennis authorities have chosen to let the Russian players, including the world No.1 Daniil Medvedev, play the ATP and WTA tournaments and those of the Grand Slam.
Teams from Russia and Belarus, on the other hand, were excluded from the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup.
Fina (International Swimming Federation), which has canceled its competitions on Russian soil, also allows swimmers to line up as individuals.
Similar decision by the International Fencing Federation (FIE), whose boss, the Russian-Uzbek businessman Alisher Usmanov, targeted by Western sanctions, has stepped back.
In boxing, one of the four major professional federations, the WBA, approves the fights of Russians and Belarusians on an individual basis, just like amateur boxing.
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They haven't taken a position yet
A major discipline for Russians and Belarusians, gymnastics.
His federation has canceled its events in these countries but has not yet reacted to the IOC's recommendation.
Ditto for climbing and judo, Vladimir Putin's favorite sport, whose title of honorary president of the federation has been suspended.
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