FIFA and UEFA suspended Russia's national teams and clubs from international football on Monday as sporting bodies around the world moved to bar Russian athletes from competing in international events in protest over the war in Ukraine.
The move makes it likely that Russia will be excluded from this year's World Cup and the women's Euro 2020 tournament.
The IOC said its executive board made the decision "in order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants".The Russian Olympic Committee categorically disagreed with the IOC, saying the decision "contradicts both the regulatory documents of the IOC and the Charter".
The British Olympic Association together with the National Olympic Committee of Germany demanded the immediate exclusion of Russia and Belarus from international sport.World Rugby suspended Russia and Belarus from all international rugby and cross-border club rugby activities and suspended the Rugby Union of Russia from World Rugby membership, a move it said was in line with the IOC recommendations.
Badminton's world governing body cancelled all sanctioned tournaments in Russia and Belarus, adding that no other badminton tournaments will be allocated to those regions until further notice.Swimming's global governing body FINA called off the World Junior Swimming Championships that were to take place in Kazan, while the World Curling Federation began the process of removing the Russian federation's entries from the World Championships.
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