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World Taekwondo to allow Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete in int'l tournaments

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The global body for taekwondo has decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international tournaments, the organization's webs...

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The World Taekwondo Federation (WT) has decided on full admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to international competitions under national flags and anthems. The decision was made on January 31, 2026 at the Council meeting in Fujairah (UAE), which was held under the slogan...

The World Taekwondo World Organisation has decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international tournaments, according to a post on the organisation’s website, demersed in accordance with a similar decision of the Olympic International Committee (CIO). The World Taekwondo (WT) made the announcement following its extraordinary meeting, an event held in the Emirate [...]

The World Taekwondo Council has allowed Russians and Belarusians to compete under national flags. The World Taekwondo Council has allowed athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete with national symbols. This decision applies to all age categories, but international events will not be held in the Russian Federation.

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Sportsmen from Russia and Belarus were allowed to play under the flags of countries in taekwondo competitions

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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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