FIBA Announces End of Restrictions on Russian and Belarusian Players
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- FIBA said restrictions on Russian and Belarusian players, coaches and referees would be lifted first.
- The federation has not yet decided whether Russia’s and Belarus’ national teams and clubs may return to international competitions.
- FIBA plans to make that decision in December.
FIBA has lifted restrictions on Russian and Belarusian players, coaches and officials, marking a change in how those individuals can participate in international basketball.
According to FIBA’s announcement, the removal of the ban will initially apply to players, coaches and referees. The federation separately addressed the status of teams from the two countries.
A decision on whether Russia’s and Belarus’ national teams and clubs will be allowed to compete in international tournaments will be made in December.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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