MOSCOW, March 7, Andrey Simonenko. All-Russian Federation of Athletics (ARAF) will consider organizing additional competitions that could replace the leading athletes of Russia with international starts, to which they were not allowed, Alla Glushchenko, press attaché of the ARAF, said. Earlier, the World Athletics Council, against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus from participation in World Athletics Series tournaments, in particular, the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade (March 18-20) and the World Championships in Eugene (USA, July 15-24). According to the current rules, up to 20 Russian athletes in a neutral status could compete in them. full membership in World Athletics (formerly IAAF), the next working group report on this issue will be considered by the World Athletics board on March 9-10. «We are waiting for the decision of the World Athletics Council,» the federation's press officer added.
