The corresponding decision was made due to the full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation into the territory of Ukraine. In addition, the Russians were banned from holding any competitions in speed skating..

This was reported on the official website of the organization..

" Union condemns Russian attack on Ukraine. It is forbidden to hold any competitions under the auspices of the ISU on the territory of the Russian Federation,"

Also, members of the Russian and Belarusian skating unions will not be allowed to attend meetings of the ISU Congress in 2022.

In addition, the ISU has decided to allocate 200,000 Swiss francs to support Ukrainian speed skating.. Our athletes can use these funds to prepare and participate in competitions..

Note that these sanctions are new against aggressor countries. Even in the very first days of a full-scale war, ISU removed athletes from Russia and Belarus from competitions under its auspices.

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