Following the announcement of the cancellation of all BWF events in Russia and Belarus the day before, and the ban on the hoisting and playing of Russian and Belarusian flags and national anthems on all occasions of BWF, the BWF issued another announcement on Tuesday, announcing a complete ban on Russian and Belarusian players and officials. Participate in all international competitions under the BWF.
The BWF announced: In response to the call of the International Olympic Committee, the BWF has decided to intensify measures to ban Russian and Belarusian players and officials from participating in any international competitions under its umbrella. The competition begins until further notice.
As for the Russian and Belarusian athletes who have set off to participate in the badminton handicap events held in Spain in the past two weeks, they will continue to participate, but they can only participate in neutral identities and cannot use the national flag and national anthem.
Previously, the Badminton World Federation had issued a document announcing that all BWF events hosted in Russia and Belarus would be cancelled. (Amber)
