Ukraine war: How Russia's invasion has reverberating effects on ...

Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reverberated across the sports world and is affecting the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes who take part in international competitions.International sporting bodies have cracked down on the countries by either eliminating any mention of them within the competitions or barring athletes from those nations outright as Russia’s unprovoked incursion into Eastern Europe continues.Here are some of the steps they have taken.RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES The IOC recommended that international sports federations and organizers bar Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from international competition and prohibit athletes from participating in events under the name of Russia or Belarus.The new resolutions came after the IOC recommended that sporting events be pulled from Russia and Belarus.All Russian international soccer teams and clubs were indefinitely suspended by FIFA and UEFA – the governing bodies for global soccer and European soccer, respectively.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. We cannot and should not sit this one out."The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) were declared ineligible for international and continental competitions."Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIVB to remove official events from Russia, the FIVB Board of Administration has confirmed that all Russian and Belarusian national teams, clubs, officials and beach volleyball and snow volleyball athletes are not eligible to participate in all international and continental events until further notice," the FIVB said."The FIVB remains gravely concerned by the ongoing war in Ukraine and its horrific impact on the lives of so many and stand in full solidarity with the volleyball community and people of Ukraine, and sincerely hopes a peaceful resolution can be found urgently."Swimming’s international governing body (FINA) said athletes from Russia and Belarus will be able to compete as neutral athletes from neutral teams."Until further notice, no athlete or Aquatics official from Russia or Belarus be allowed to take part under the name of Russia or Belarus. World Taekwondo announced that Putin’s attacks on the eastern European nation go against the organization’s motto – "Peace is More Precious than Triumph."Putin’s status as honorary president and ambassador for the International Judo Federation was also suspended.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe International Tennis Federation (ITF) cracked down on the Russian and Belarusian tennis federations, barring the countries from ITF membership and team competition.