Basketball European Cup: Russian teams are excluded from the Euroleague and the Eurocup for the time being. Affected in the Euroleague are CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg and Unics Kazan. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar plays in the Eurocup. The Euroleague wants to continuously monitor the development of the situation. If the situation does not change, all regular-season games against Russian teams would be canceled and the league tables would be adjusted. The European Basketball Championship will also take place from September 1st to 18th, when Russia should actually play in Group A in Tbilisi.
handball: The European Handball Federation EHF has suspended Russia and Belarus for the time being. According to the decision of the EHF Executive Committee, neither the national teams nor clubs from the two countries are allowed to participate in European competitions. For example, Meshkow Brest from Belarus is affected in the men’s Champions League. Rostov-Don and CSKA Moscow play in the premier class for women.
Canoe: The World Canoe Federation ICF has also banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from all events until further notice due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The association announced this on Tuesday (March 1st, 2022). In addition to the athletes, the ICF Executive Committee has decided to ban all officials from Russia and Belarus from attending federation-sanctioned events, as well as from attending ICF meetings, committees and forums, it said.
Rowing: The World Rowing Federation also joined. Spotlers from Russia and Belarus are no longer allowed to participate in international competitions until further notice. This was announced by the world rowing association FISA on Tuesday. He followed the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from the previous day in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ban also includes the officials of the two countries. In addition, FISA clarified “that no events will take place in Russia or Belarus in 2022”.
Athletics: The World Athletics Federation has become the next major umbrella organization to join the sanctions against Russia and Belarus. “All athletes, coaches and officials from Russia and Belarus will be banned from all World Athletics Series events with immediate effect”, World Athletics said in a statement on Tuesday. These include the Indoor World Championships in Belgrade in March, the Outdoor World Championships in Eugene/USA in July and the Team Walking World Championships in Muscat, which begins on Friday in Oman. The World Athletic Executive Committee will meet in a meeting on 9-10. March to consider further measures, including the suspension of the Belarusian federation.
Source: dpa