Russian, Belarusian athletes to be excluded from Diamond League

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The Diamond League of track and field competitions has banned Russian Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) and Belarusian athletes from its events 'for the foreseeable future', organisers said, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Earlier this month, World Athletics banned the two countries' athletes, supp

The Diamond League of track and field competitions has banned Russian Authorised Neutral Athletes and Belarusian athletes from its events"for the foreseeable future", organisers said, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"The Wanda Diamond League meetings accepted the recommendation of the board that Authorised Neutral Athletes and Belarus athletes be excluded from all Diamond League meetings for the foreseeable future," organisers said. The Russian Athletics Federation has been suspended from World Athletics since 2015 due to doping violations, and its competitors have not been allowed to compete under the country's flag at international events.

 

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