ETTU explained that they are following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), which advise not to allow representatives of Russia and Belarus to compete due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.

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

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The verdict of the organization on the removal of Russians and Belarusians was influenced by the opinion of representatives of the clubs participating in the 2021/22 season of the Champions League and European Cup. Most teams would not like to go to competitions in Russia and Belarus, and are also ready to refuse to participate in tournaments if clubs from aggressor countries were allowed to participate.

Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian athletes demand to exclude Russian Maria Polyakova from the Commission of Athletes of the International Swimming Federation..