The World Athletics Association (World Athletics) has granted neutral status to 18 Russian athletes to participate in international competitions, reports the press service of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF).
These included Maxim Fedyaev (400m, 200m), Elizaveta Tsareva (hammer throw), Viktor Pintusov (pole vault), Olga Onufrienko (800m, 1500m), Ekaterina Fedyaeva (400m, 200m) , Valeria Putilina (javelin throw), Yulia Sokhatskaya (all-around, long jump), Dmitry Kachanov (pole vault), Lilia Mendayeva (1500m, 3000m, 5000m), Arseniy Elfimov (all-around), Evgeny Kunz (1500m, 5000m)), Ildar Nadyrov (1500m, steeplechase, cross-country), Irina Baulina (400m, 400ms/b), Stepan Kekin (all-around) and Anna Minullina (3000m)
Neutral status for 2022 has 73 Russian athletes.
Since November 2015, the VFLA has been stripped of its World Athletics (then IAAF) membership amid a doping scandal. Russians can participate in international competitions only after obtaining neutral athlete status. In March, World Athletics suspended Russians and Belarusians from participating in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Russian athletes are also not allowed to participate in the Diamond League stages.
Source : MatchTV
