The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions, the portal reported. Inside the Games.
The relevant decision was taken at the extraordinary congress of the federation. Russian and Belarusian fencers will participate in tournaments with neutral status.
89 people voted for the acceptance of Russians and Belarusians, 46 – against.
The decision should come into effect from the second half of April 2023 for the World Fencing Championships to be held in Milan in July.
Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competitions since March 2022 due to a special military operation on Ukrainian soil. A similar decision was taken by the International Olympic Committee in accordance with the recommendations of the Russians and Belarusians not to be admitted to any international start.
Recall that on January 25, the International Olympic Committee announced that it was considering the possibility of admitting Russian athletes to international competitions in a neutral status, who did not support the conduct of a special operation on the territory of Ukraine.
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