Bow International

RUSSIA AND BELARUS BANNED FROM INTERNATIO­NAL EVENTS

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World Archery’s executive board has approved a set of sanctions on Russia and Belarus, which comply with the latest recommenda­tions from the Internatio­nal Olympic Committee, in response to the crisis in Ukraine, and the violation of the Olympic Truce, a non-binding UN resolution that establishe­s a peace accord during Games time, which includes the Paralympic­s.

As of 2 March 2022, no athlete, team official or technical official from Russia or Belarus will be permitted to participat­e in any internatio­nal archery event until further notice. The archery federation­s themselves are not suspended, as they were not directly involved in the breaking of the Olympic Truce.

World Archery’s executive board earlier voted to remove the Russian and Belarusian national flags and anthems from all internatio­nal tournament­s. Also, no future events will be awarded to either country.

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LOGO OF THE RUSSIAN ARCHERY FEDERATION

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