The World Underwater Federation has decided to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in CMAS-sanctioned freediving events, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a assertion launched March Sixth, CMAS said:
“CMAS has deeply rooted values that are shared by all its individuals and athletes and strongly believes in selling Beautiful Play, Peace, Solidarity and Security of species worldwide.”
In consequence, CMAS’s board of directors has decided the following:
“In the establish of Beautiful Play to droop Russian and Belarus athletes and officers from participating in CMAS wearing events, given the incapacity of Ukrainian athletes to prefer allotment.
“In the establish of CMAS impress of solidarity CMAS will no longer insist diving certificates to Russian and Belarusian federations.
“To defend a ways from the promotion of Russia and Belarus, by:
– “Removing Flags from verbal substitute instruments
– “Now no longer retaining CMAS events in Russia and Belarus
– “Suspending family members with the Russian and Belarusian media
– “Prohibiting Russian and Belarusian corporations from sponsoring CMAS events.”
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John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving trojan horse whereas in High College in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Cruise of Costa Rica, and various locations alongside with a pool in Las Vegas helping to smash the enviornment record for the obedient underwater press conference.
