• 09/24/2024

International Gymnastics Federation allows Russians and Belarusians to compete on condition

Pravda Ukraine

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has decided to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in the competition. They were allowed to compete in a neutral status.
Source: FIG website referring to FIG Executive Committee
Quote from the FIG: “To authorise, under strict conditions, the participation of athletes and support personnel of Russian and Belarusian sporting nationality in FIG sanctioned events listed on the FIG Calendar as ‘individual neutral athletes’ without any involvement or association with the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, their respective National Federations or National Olympic Committees.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/19/7412071/