In Europe, the lifting of all sanctions against Russia and Belarus in water sports has been postponed, Suspilne Sport reports..

" They understand the situation in Europe quite clearly and therefore allowed us to postpone the lifting of all sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. They fully understand that for security reasons we cannot immediately begin to implement the new regulations in European Aquatics,” said European Aquatics President Antonio Silvo.

We would like to remind you that at the end of February 2022, against the backdrop of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions.

Later, Russians and Belarusians could only be allowed to compete in individual disciplines, but in September 2023, World Aquatics announced the return of athletes from these countries to competitions, provided they compete under a “neutral” flag.

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Earlier it was reported that they tried to force Ukraine to play with the Russians at the Water Polo World Cup.