UWW Bans Russian, Belarus From All Competition
UWW Bans Russian, Belarus From All Competition
UWW reaffirms their ban on Russian and Belarussian athletes at all events, and bans those countries from hosting events.
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (March 2) -- The UWW Bureau met today to discuss the conflict taking place in Ukraine.
From the outset, the Bureau wished to express its solidarity with the Wrestling community, and more largely, the sports community in Ukraine and all the people affected by the war.
It re-affirmed one of the missions of the Federation, in line with the Olympic Charter, to promote peace through sports.
In order to preserve the safety of all athletes and the integrity and fairness of all its competitions, as a measure of reciprocity for all wrestlers prevented to travel and compete due to this situation, the Bureau carefully reviewed, and decided to align with the events protective measures recommended by the IOC in its statement of February 28, 2022: “In order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants, the IOC EB recommends that International Sports Federations and sports event organizers not invite or allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international competitions”.
In this deplorable situation, the Bureau has decided that no wrestlers or officials belonging to the UWW affiliated and associated federations in Russia and Belarus shall be, with immediate effect, invited or allowed to participate in international competitions in the UWW calendar.
The Bureau also approved the cancellation of the International Tournaments planned in Russia or Belarus this year as per the IOC’s urgent recommendation of February 25, 2022.
The Bureau also acknowledged the messages from its stakeholders and members about the current situation.
The UWW Bureau will continue to monitor the situation in Ukraine and make any further immediate decisions as the situation evolves.
The UWW is in close contact with the IOC to coordinate any humanitarian support.
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