Individual Neutral Athletes from Russia and Belarus will compete at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025.[1][2]
Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2025 World Games | |
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IOC code | AIN |
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Russia (1993–2017) Belarus (1993–2017) |
Russia and Belarus are bared from taking part in the World Games due to their role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Instead athletes from the two countries will compete as independents, provided that the individual international sports federations allow their participation.[2]
Canoe sports
edit- Dragon boat
AIN have qualified a berth in the 2025 World Games through its performance in the mixed 10-seater races at the 2024 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships.[3] The delegate which competed in the World Championships are Russians recruited by the Russian Canoe Federation.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ a b "Qualifications for The World Games 2025: Already 39 Countries on the List for Chengdu". The World Games. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Pedralvez, Bong (6 November 2024). "Paddlers clinch berth to World Games in China". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Чемпионат мира по гребле на лодках "Дракон" на Филлипинах". Russian Canoe Federation. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.