The Executive Committee of the International Triathlon Union (World Triathlon) decided to return athletes from Russia and Belarus to tournaments under its auspices.

This was reported by the press service of the organization.

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At the same time, the World Triathlon noted that we are talking about the participation of "

The organization will work with the IOC to establish a procedure for checking the neutrality of athletes from the two countries.

Recall, the IOC allowed the return of athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus to international sports in a neutral status and provided that they are not military personnel and were not seen in support of the war in Ukraine. At the same time, the ban remained in force in team sports..

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Earlier, Germany announced its readiness to use a visa ban to prevent athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in tournaments..