Russia heads to sports court to overturn its ban from international track and field

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Russia's track and field federation has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the suspension of its athletes from international events by World Athletics, imposed following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee has eased some restrictions ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, which Russia's government welcomed as a positive development.

Russia's track and field federation says it has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a World Athletics ruling suspending its athletes from international events due to the war in Ukraine. World Athletics excluded all athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus from its international events in March 2022, days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Since then, the International Olympic Committee has eased its restrictions on Russia ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics — something the Kremlin hailed as an “important step” — and recommended other sports bodies do the same.