Sports

Flag in Exchange for Four Doping Tests: How International Federations Are Bringing Russia Back into Sports

World Aquatics, the International Wrestling Federation and several other organizations have lifted restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus — they will now compete under their own flags. Ukraine's Ministry of Youth and Sports qualifies this as a betrayal of the Olympic Charter; the Ukrainian water polo team has already received a technical loss for refusing to play against Russians.

May 25, 2026