On behalf of the WSKA Executive Board we express our solidarity with the people of Ukraine at this very difficult time.
The Executive Board of WSKA met on Thursday 3rd March 2022 and agreed that with immediate effect USKO Russia will be suspended from all WSKA activities including participation at the WSKA championships in Liverpool in September 2022. Should the situation change the Executive Board will review this decision.
This decision takes into account the recommendation of the executive board of the International Olympic Committee that all International Sports Federations not invite or allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international competition.
Our hopes and prayers are with the Ukrainian people and for an end to the death and destruction caused by the invasion of their country. We fully support the right of the Ukrainian people to live their lives peacefully within an independent European sovereign nation.