The UN Special Rapporteur Alexandra Xanthaki has been accused of "whataboutism" after claiming that athletes from Russia and Belarus should not be banned from competing at next year's Olympic Games in Paris because the United States were allowed to take part at Athens 2004.

World Athletics has approved the applications of six Russian athletes to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA), adding to the existing list of neutral athletes.

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has welcomed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) move towards facilitating a return of the country's athletes to international competitions in time for Paris 2024, and has claimed "boycotts never achieve their objectives".

Czech Republic Olympic ice hockey gold medallist Dominik Hašek has launched a scathing attack of the National Hockey League (NHL) for allowing Russian star Alex Ovechkin’s son to participate in its All Stars Skills Competition.

The Czech Olympic Committee (ČOV) has ruled out a boycott of the Paris 2024 Olympics, regardless of whether Russian and Belarusian athletes are able to participate.

Olympic cross-country silver medallist Alexander Panzhinskiy has claimed United States-based sponsors are influencing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the inclusion of Russia and Belarus at international competitions.

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has claimed that sport "can be a messenger for peace and unity" and cannot be divided by "war and politics", comments made at a time of growing debate over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes.

A group of Belarusian athletes opposing the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to introduce an "Anti-War Declaration" to determine those who can compete internationally.

Russian Olympic gold medallist Anna Shcherbakova has not been invited to tomorrow's International Skating Union (ISU) Skating Awards in Zürich because of "security concerns".

Estonian Olympic Committee President Urmas Sõõrumaa has admitted that his country will not boycott next year’s Olympics in Paris, despite describing the potential participation of Russian athletes as "absurd" while Ukraine remains ravaged by war.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has backed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) plans to consider allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international events despite fears over "hostile positions" from European nations.

World Archery has expressed its opposition to athletes from Russia and Belarus coming through Asian qualification tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, citing another option would need to be explored if the archers are welcomed back to international competition.

Alexander Dyukov, President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), has attended the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress, a month after the organisation shelved plans to move to a new continental body.

The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOCU) has announced that Britain will stage a summit of European Sports Ministers to discuss the contentious move to reintroduce Russian and Belarusian athletes for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has been installed as head of the Organising Committee for this year’s International University Sports Festival in Yekaterinburg.