WASHINGTON, Apr 7 Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete in the Boston Marathon in the United States, the organizers said.
"A total of 63 athletes (from Russia and Belarus. — Ed.) were not allowed to participate in the marathon and were expelled from the Boston Athletic Association", a representative of the association said.< /p>According to the interlocutor of the agency, only those Russian and Belarusian athletes who live abroad and without national flags will be able to take part in the marathon, scheduled for April 18. The organizers promised to make «reasonable efforts» to return the funds spent to the ineligible athletes without specifying how this will be done.