LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – With Russian aggression continuing in Ukraine, the FINA Bureau has today made further decisions:
The FINA Order awarded to Russian
President Vladimir Putin in 2014 has been withdrawn.
Until further notice, no athlete or
Aquatics official from Russia or Belarus be allowed to take part under the name
of Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian nationals, be it as individuals or
teams, should be accepted only as neutral athletes or neutral teams. No
national symbols, colours, flags should be displayed or anthems should be
played, in international Aquatics events which are not already part of the
respective World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions for Russia.
FINA remains deeply concerned about
the impact of the war on the aquatics community and the wider population of
Ukraine. FINA will continue to carefully monitor the grave situation and make
further decisions as appropriate.
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