{"id":82495,"date":"2024-04-27T13:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82495\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"ban-on-belarus-participation-in-basketball-competitions-extended","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82495\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban on Belarus\u2019 participation in basketball competitions extended"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  \n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basket_pixabay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basket_pixabay.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basket_pixabay-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basket_pixabay-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(pixabay.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 27, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The International Basketball Federation\u2019s (FIBA) central board extended the ban on Russia\u2019s and Belarus\u2019 participation in FIBA competitions until the next board meeting in December, its press office reported on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIBA expelled the teams of both countries from its tournaments soon after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had urged sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It later recommended that some of them could be allowed as neutral athletes under certain conditions, such as not supporting the war. In December 2023, the IOC allowed neutrals to compete in the 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the IOC recommendation does not apply to team sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mer_parizha_fb_klichko-354x236.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mer_parizha_fb_klichko-354x236.webp 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mer_parizha_fb_klichko-734x490.webp 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mer_parizha_fb_klichko-178x118.webp 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mer_parizha_fb_klichko-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mer_parizha_fb_klichko.webp 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Sport<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Sport<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Paris mayor: Belarusian, Russian athletes will not be welcome at Olympics<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 31, Pozirk. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has stated that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome in the French capital, Blood Games 2024 reported on X yesterday. Seven Belarusian and 12 Russian athletes were allowed to compete in &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/76742\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 27, Pozirk. The International Basketball Federation\u2019s (FIBA) central board extended the ban on Russia\u2019s and Belarus\u2019 participation in FIBA competitions until the next board meeting in December, its press office reported on Friday. In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin. 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