The list goes on and on. After fencing, table tennis, taekwondo, wrestling, triathlon, modern pentathlon and archery, a new summer Olympic sport opens the door to Russian and Belarusian athletes. The executive committee of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) announced on Wednesday April 26 its decision to reinstate athletes from the two countries under conditions of neutrality. According to the body’s press release, the executive committee “ fully supports all measures and sanctions imposed by the IOC against athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus. At the same time, the Executive Committee approves the arguments mentioned by the IOC regarding the proposal for the return of athletes. » An ad hoc commission will be created very soon to establish a timetable for the return of Russian and Belarusian shooters to “ strict eligibility conditions. » In its press release, the ISSF asks the shooting federations of the two countries to commit to cooperating with the new commission, in particular by providing all the information on the athletes likely to return to the international scene. The ISSF has long been chaired by the Russian Vladimir Lisin. But the billionaire was beaten by the Italian Luciano Rossi last December during the elections for the presidency of the body.
