15:04, 23 March 2023
YEREVAN, MARCH 23, ARMENPRESS. Russia and Belarus will not participate in the European Weightlifting Championships 2023 due in Yerevan, according to Russian news media.
The men’s and women’s teams of Russia and Belarus were not included in the final entry list of nations by the EWF.
The EWF European Weightlifting Championships 2023 are scheduled to take place 15-23 April in Yerevan, Armenia.
In 2022, the EWF indefinitely banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in its events. Russia and Belarus nonetheless submitted bids to participate in the Yerevan championships but the EWF turned them down.