Russia heads to sports court to overturn its ban from international track and field
Summary
Russia’s track and field federation has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the ban that stops Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international track and field events. World Athletics suspended these athletes in 2022 because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and decided to keep the ban at a recent meeting.Key Facts
- World Athletics banned all Russian and Belarusian track and field athletes from international events in March 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.
- The ban continues after a recent council meeting that reviewed the suspension.
- Russia’s track and field group says the ban is unfair and is trying to reverse it through legal action at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
- World Athletics plans to defend its decision to keep the ban in place.
- The International Olympic Committee has eased some restrictions on Russia, allowing its athletes to compete under certain conditions before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Russia has not competed under its own flag at world track and field championships since 2015 due to doping suspensions.
- The program that let Russian athletes compete under a neutral flag ended in 2022 after the Ukraine invasion.
- The International Volleyball Federation is letting Russian teams compete again, but decisions about flags and symbols remain unclear.
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