World Athletics has given three-time world champion in high jump Maria Lasitskene, world champion in pole vault Anzhelika Sidorova, high jumper Ilia Ivaniuk and pole vaulter Aksana Gataullina the status of neutral athletes to participate in international competitions
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th April, 2021) World Athletics has given three-time world champion in high jump Maria Lasitskene, world champion in pole vault Anzhelika Sidorova, high jumper Ilia Ivaniuk and pole vaulter Aksana Gataullina the status of neutral athletes to participate in international competitions.
In March, the World Athletics Council decided to renew the issuance of neutral athlete status for international competitions to Russian athletes who meet certain criteria.