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May 8, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The International Tennis Federation said it will keep the Belarusian and Russian tennis federations suspended despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcing a new position on May 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The membership status of the Belarus Tennis Federation will be considered at the ITF Annual General Meeting in October, the ITF noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, the IOC lifted recommendations to restrict the participation of Belarusian athletes, including teams, in competitions by international federations and international sports event organizers. Ukraine expressed protest and disappointment with the IOC decision, stressing that it contradicted the fundamental principles of justice, responsibility and Olympic values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Russia launched a full-scale war on Ukraine with the help of authorities in Minsk\u00a0in February 2022, the IOC urged sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from all competitions. Later, it recommended that some of them could be allowed as neutral athletes under certain conditions, such as not supporting the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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