February 24: Russia invades Ukraine
Early on Thursday morning Swedish time, Russia launched a military invasion of neighboring Ukraine on President Vladimir Putin's orders.
February 25: The International Ski Federation Fis cancels all competitions in Russia
At the same time, they announce that individual Russian athletes may continue to compete under a neutral flag.
February 26: Putin loses his title as honorary chairman of the Judo Federation
"In light of the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation has suspended Mr. Vladimir Putin as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation," reads the brief notice on the IJF website.
Then Putin is also stripped of his black belt in taekwondo.
February 28: IOC wants to stop Russian athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) calls on all sports organizations to stop Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions.
February 28: Fifa suspends Russia
Fifa and Uefa ban all Russian clubs and national teams from international matches and tournaments.
28 February: Several confederations pick up on the IOC's recommendation.
The International Ice Hockey Federation chooses to exclude the national teams of Russia and Belarus from all international ice hockey.
The International Orienteering Federation suspends all Russian participants.
The European Handball Federation suspends the Russian national team as well as all Russian club teams from international competitions.
March 1: After great criticism, Fis reverses
The international ski federation Fis changes its mind and excludes Russian skiers from all competitions for the rest of the season.
March 1: More sports ban Russian participation
The International Volleyball Federation announces that Russia will be stripped of the Women's Volleyball World Cup.
No Russian or Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete in international competitions, the International Figure Skating Federation announced.
The International Association of Athletics Federations suspends Russian and Belarusian participants in future competitions.
The Russian Tennis Federation is suspended, stopping them from participating in team competitions.
However, individual athletes must still be allowed to compete.
March 2: Russian biathletes are suspended
The International Biathlon Union, IBU, announces that Russian and Belarusian skiers are stopped from all international competitions.
March 3: No Russian athletes in the Paralympics
The International Paralympic Committee first announces that Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under a neutral flag.
The decision is met with huge criticism, and a day later they change their mind and ban Russian participation.
March 8: Premier League breaks with Russian TV company - Roman Abramovich is sanctioned
First, the English football league Premier League announces that it is breaking with the Russian television company Rambler (Okko Sport).
Two days later, Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich is placed under sanctions by the British government, which hits the club hard.
March 31: The Swedish Basketball Association suspends Jonas Jerebko
Despite the war, Swedish basketball star Jonas Jerebko chooses to sign for CSKA Moscow.
Something that causes the Swedish Basketball Association to suspend him from the national team.
April 20: Wimbledon brings Russian players
Tennis is one of the few sports where Russian players are still allowed to play internationally since the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
But Wimbledon is now stopping Russian and Belarusian participants.
June 14: US Open allows Russian players
The American Tennis Association announces that Russian and Belarusian tennis players are allowed to play this year's US Open, unlike Wimbledon.
Other grand slam tournaments choose to go along the lines of the US Open.
August 30: The ice hockey association bans players from the KHL
The Swedish Ice Hockey Federation announces that players who play in the Russian league KHL will not be allowed to play in the national team.
January 25: The IOC wants to see Russians in the Olympics
After a period of speculation, the IOC finally swings.
In a statement, they announce that they want Russians and Belarusians to participate in the Paris Olympics in 2024, under a neutral flag.
"No athlete should be stopped from competing just because of their passport," they write.
3 February: The UN supports the IOC's decision
The UN expresses support for the IOC's decision to allow Russian athletes at the Olympics, and it appears that they themselves urged the IOC to make such a decision.
February 7: Nordic confederations go against the IOC
The Nordic Olympic Committees, Paralympic Committees and national national sports federations come up with a united statement calling on the IOC to reconsider the current Russian athletes.
"We do not think that at this stage it is appropriate to allow Olympic participation to active and officials from Russia and Belarus," says SOK general secretary Åsa Edlund Jönsson in a press release.