{"id":47576,"date":"2023-07-07T23:55:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/belarusian-fencer-to-take-part-in-world-championships-under-neutral-flag\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"belarusian-fencer-to-take-part-in-world-championships-under-neutral-flag","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/47576\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian fencer to take part in World Championships under neutral flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>July 7, <span>BPN.<\/span> <\/b>Organizers of the World Fencing Championships have allowed eight Russians and one Belarusian to compete as neutrals in Milan from July 22 to July 30, amid criticism from Ukrainian fencing officials, <span>Suspilne <\/span>reports. <\/p>\n<p> The move&nbsp;opens up opportunities for Belarusian \u00e9p\u00e9e fencer Marjana Marusienka, who ranked third among women in the national Tournament of the Strongest last year.<\/p>\n<p> Vital Saka\u0142o\u016dski, acting chair of the Belarusian Fencing Federation, did not expect Belarusians to be admitted to the championships in Italy, according to his interview last month.<\/p>\n<p> The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) suspended the membership of the Belarusian and Russian national federations at the request of the National Fencing Federation of Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>In late March 2023, the IOC said that Belarusian and Russian athletes could be admitted to international competitions under a neutral flag, provided that they are not actively involved in supporting military operations and are not linked to the military.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 7, BPN. Organizers of the World Fencing Championships have allowed eight Russians and one Belarusian to compete as neutrals in Milan from July 22 to July 30, amid criticism from Ukrainian fencing officials, Suspilne reports. The move&nbsp;opens up opportunities for Belarusian \u00e9p\u00e9e fencer Marjana Marusienka, who ranked third among women in the national Tournament [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-47576","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarusian fencer to take part in World Championships under neutral flag | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 7, BPN. 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