The Czech government banned athletes and teams representing Russia from participating in competitions in the country. This is stated on the official website of the Czech government. This decision was made due to the full-scale war that the Russian Federation continues to wage against Ukraine..
The initiative to ban Russian representatives from performing in the Czech Republic came from the head of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Mikulas Beck, the country's sports federations and the National Sports Agency. In addition, the Czech government banned Czech athletes and teams from participating in competitions and matches held on the territory of the Russian Federation.. " It should be noted that the Czech Republic became the first country to completely ban the participation of athletes and teams of the Russian Federation in any competitions on its territory..