In a world where every sport is a separate entity when it comes to the treatment of Russian and Belarusian athletes, the WTA and ATP are among the few organisations that allow them to compete in virtually every tournament, albeit as neutrals, with no flag and no anthem in the event of victory.

For almost two years now, the 17-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva has been undergoing an ordeal following her positive test at the end of December 2021, which came to light two months later during the Beijing Winter Olympics, where she played a crucial role in Russia's team gold medal win.

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday (118 votes in favor and none against) the call for an Olympic truce for the Paris 2024 Games, but Russia and Syria abstained in protest over Russia's recent exclusion from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Banned from many sports but present as neutrals in others, such as tennis, Russian and Belarusian athletes are a step closer to returning to equestrian sport following a decision announced by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

On March 1, 2022, the International Ski Federation (FIS) decided, with immediate effect and in the middle of the season, that no Russian or Belarusian skier would be allowed to compete at any level until the end of the 2021-2022 season due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is concerned over the 2024 Friendship Games taking place in Russia, WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said during the Foundation Board meeting. "Russia has the intention of potentially organizing a multi-sports event in 2024 that is called the Friendship Games", Niggli said. "This seems to be completely organized outside the framework of sport, to the extent that even the chairman or the president of the organizing committee would be the president of a federation that just lost its recognition from the sports movement".

The IOC has recommended National Olympic Committees to refrain from participating in the Friendship Games in Moscow. "The goal of the Friendship Games was never to conflict with the IOC or create a competition against the Olympic movement. The Friendship Games were conceived as a harmonious addition to the existing international calendar, and this is particularly important for Russian athletes," stated the Organizing Committee.

The World Friendship Games are scheduled to take place in Moscow and Yekaterinburg from September 15 to September 29, 2024, featuring competitions in 27 sports, including basketball, boxing, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, beach soccer, sports programming, and even acrobatic rock and roll.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reserved judgement in the case of Kamila Valieva, the young Russian figure skater who tested positive in late 2021 and whose case came to light during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has sent mixed signals about what continent it wants to be a member of after discussing pledging commitment to both Europe and Asia.

Latvia has announced it will host a European Paralympic Committee (EPC) Extraordinary General Assembly next year to discuss the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) recent decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at Paris 2024.

Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz broke Hungarian hearts with a dramatic victory over home favourite Gábor Hárspataki on a pulsating day of competition at the Karate World Championships here.

The Russian Karate Federation has claimed that athletes from the country had received "warmth" from "most" nations during the World Championships here.

Ukraine’s Olympic bronze medallist Stanislav Horuna has spoken of his disappointment in World Karate Federation (WKF) for helping to "promote a propaganda of terrorism" by allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral banner at the World Championships here.

National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine President Valeriy Sushkevych claims he has gained the support of enough counterparts to force the staging of a European Paralympic Committee (EPC) Extraordinary General Assembly.