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The World Athletics Council approved the reinstatement of the authorised neutral athlete (ANA) programme for clean athletes from Russia in March 2021, following the approval of the RusAF Reinstatement Plan.
There is no cap on the number of Russian athletes who may compete at international competitions in 2021 (outside of the Olympic Games and other championships), provided they have ANA status.
However, the Council agreed that for the remainder of 2021, no more than 10 Russian athletes will be granted eligibility to compete as authorised neutral athletes at any championship competition, including the Tokyo Olympic Games, World Athletics Series events and the 2021 European U23 Championships.
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Published 19 September 2019
10 February 2021
Published the ESF Data Evidence Requirements: eligibility and results document HTML format. The ESF National Eligibility Rules and Programme Guidance has been updated to include additional costs which are not eligible for ESF support.
21 December 2020
The Eligibility Rules and Programme Guidance has been amended to set out the new participant eligibility criteria for ESF support which will apply from 1 January 2021 to align with the new Immigration Rules that come into force on 1 January 2021. A minor change has also been made to the Participant Allowance section to include the an additional paragraph on small incentive/bonus payments or gifts.