Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, and Belarus, which has an alliance, are not allowed to participate in international competitions, and Russia and Belarus are excluded from the competitions sponsored by the World Athletics Federation. I announced that.
Following the recommendation by the IOC = International Olympic Committee on the 28th to prevent Russian and Belarus athletes from participating in international competitions, the competition organizations have decided to participate in competitions between athletes from two countries. There is a widespread movement that we do not admit.
Against this backdrop, the World Athletics Federation announced on the 1st that it will discuss measures including the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officers from the competition and the suspension of the Belarusian Federation from the 9th.
The qualification of the Russian Federation has been suspended since 2015 due to systematic doping problems.