Coe Pledges Court Showing to Defend World Athletics over Russia Stance
Coe said World Athletics will defend its sanctions in court, arguing the ban protects competition integrity as Russia challenges the restrictions.
- On Friday, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe vowed to personally defend the ongoing ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, asserting the sport's right to determine eligibility rules.
- The Russian Athletics federation recently lodged a formal claim at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging the sanctions, which World Athletics reaffirmed in July following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Russian Athletics claims the sanctions are "selective and politicised," arguing that current restrictions infringe on their rights and prevent the organization from fully representing Russian athletes on an international level.
- While World Gymnastics and the International Skating Union have eased restrictions, The International Olympic Committee announced Russian athletes may compete in team events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, drawing criticism from Ukraine.
- Rejecting neutrality, Coe told journalists on Thursday that the ban protects competition integrity, stating, "So, sorry, it's not something I could ever really be neutral about.
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The president of World Athletics took his position and said he was ready to go to court after the complaint filed by the Russian Federation of Athletics in early July.
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Russia's athletics federation has lodged a new claim at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the World Athletics sanctions. The global body for track and field announced in July it was keeping in place a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes that was imposed in March 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian federation, Russian Athletics, claims the sanctions are "selective and politicised". "The current restrict…
The president of the World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, promised on Friday (14) that if he had to defend judicially the san es imposed on Russian athletes, away from the competitions since the sea of 2022, he would be willing to appear before a court. Read more (08/14/2026
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