Russia heads to sports court to overturn its ban from international track and field
Russian Athletics says the ban is discriminatory and will keep using legal remedies to restore access for its athletes.
- On Thursday, the Russian Athletics federation announced it has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge World Athletics' decision extending the blanket ban on its track and field athletes.
- World Athletics imposed the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes in March 2022, days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, citing competition integrity concerns.
- Last week, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said the council discussed a "conditional pathway back" but opted against easing sanctions, citing no "tangible movement towards peace negotiations."
- The International Olympic Committee eased restrictions for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, while World Athletics' stance contrasts with World Gymnastics and the International Skating Union, which have reduced limitations.
- Russian Athletics claims the decision "restricts Russian athletes' right to compete, on grounds that Russian Athletics considers discriminatory," while World Athletics responded it will "be strenuously defending our position.
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The Russian athletics federation stated that it went to the Court of Sports Arbitration to revoke a decision of World Athletics that suspends its athletes from international competitions due to the war in Ukraine. World Athletics excluded from its international competitions all athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus in March 2022, days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The agency maintained that suspension after a council meeting last wee…
The Russian Athletics Federation announced on Thursday that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge World Athletics' decision to extend a blanket ban on Russian track and field athletes.
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Independent EspañolLAUSANA, Switzerland (AP) — The Russian athletics federation stated that it went to the Court of Sports Arbitration to revoke a World Athletics decision suspending its athletes from international competitions due to the war in Ukraine.
Russian Athletics Federation Challenges International Ban | Sports-Games
The Russian Athletics Federation has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, challenging the World Athletics Council's decision to extend the suspension of Russian athletes. The federation deems this move discriminatory, seeking legal intervention, despite the IOC's provisional lifting of its suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee.
Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, Russian athletes are only allowed to compete as neutral athletes without a flag.
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