sports sanctions

Coe vows to defend World Athletics’ Russia ban in court

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe pledged on Aug. 14 to personally appear before the Court of Arbitration for Sport to defend his organization's ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, setting up a direct confrontation with Russia's athletics federation over one…

World Gymnastics lifts all sanctions on Russian, Belarusian athletes

The International Gymnastics Federation, known as World Gymnastics, has removed all restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus, allowing them to compete under their national flags and anthems at all international gymnastics events. The decision, taken by the federation's executive…