Peskov said Russia was "patiently working" to return to world sports.

Russia will continue to "patiently work" to bring athletes back to the world stage. This was announced on January 24 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"We will continue to work patiently to ensure that our athletes are able to participate in international competitions," he said.https://tass.ru /" target="_blank">TASS.

Earlier in the day, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) officially allowed athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus to participate in youth competitions in the category of under 18 years of age and competitions for players with disabilities in a neutral status. Peskov, who is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Chess Federation (FSHR), called the FIDE decision a good step forward.

"Even if at first in a neutral status, the main thing is to start playing and return to international sports life," the Kremlin spokesman said.

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Earlier, on January 5, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luke Tardif called it very important to return to the official hockey tournaments of the national teams of Russia and Belarus as soon as possible. According to him, the federation will evaluate the possibility of the return of the national teams in the next two months. The IIHF ban on participation is effective from March 22, 2023.

On December 21, 2024, Peskov stated that national sports federations should continue to work on the return of Russian athletes to world competitions.

The day before, it became known that the International Skating Union (ISU) allowed athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the qualification for the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy has a neutral status. It was clarified that the decision applies to speed skating, figure skating and short track competitions. At the same time, Russian figure skaters will not be allowed to participate in the team tournament. Commenting on this, Mikhail Degtyarev, Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), stated that href="https://iz.ru/1811028/2024-12-20/degtiarev-nazval-reshenie-isu-vazhnym-dlia-vozvrashcheniia-rf-v-mezhdunarodnyi-sport " rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">this decision is a significant breakthrough.

February 28, 2022 International The Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that the sports federations href="https://iz.ru/1298270/2022-02-28/mok-prizval-vvesti-sanktcii-protiv-rossiiskikh-i-belorusskikh-sportsmenov">do not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in competitions. This happened after Russia launched a special operation to protect the population Donbass. The decision was made by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military.