The International Luge Federation Executive Board has vowed to explore
new ways to ban Russian athletes from its events, after the FIL's own
Court of Arbitration overturned a previous ban.
The International Luge Federation has published an open letter from
Ukrainian athletes, which calls for a boycott of events until the
Russian Luge Federation and its athletes are banned from the sport.
Russia is celebrating its first court victory against sporting
sanctions relating to the Ukraine invasion after successfully
overturning the International Luge Federation decision to ban Russian
lugers.
National Federations in Russia are taking action in response to the
decision made by International Federations to ban the country's
athletes from major competitions, following the invasion of Ukraine.