[cityhantam]

https://swimswam.com/russia-receives-inv...ification/

RUSSIA RECEIVES INVITE TO ASIAN GAMES IN FIRST STEP TOWARD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION

A path to the Paris 2024 Olympics appears to have opened up for Russian and Belarusian athletes.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) invited Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in this year’s Asian Games taking place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8.

“The OCA believes in the unifying power of sport and that all athletes, regardless of their nationality or the passport they hold, should be able to compete in sports competitions,” the OCA said in a statement.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed its desire for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Paris 2024 as neutrals under the Olympic flag, but they remain unable to qualify in Europe due to restrictions stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February. Belarus has assisted in the war, which Russia calls a “special military operation.” While they are currently barred from global sporting events, those bans don’t necessarily extend to continental events, though they have in swimming so far.

In a statement, the IOC said it “welcomed and appreciated the offer from the Olympic Council of Asia to give these (Russian and Belarusian) athletes access to Asian competitions.”

[cityhantam]

https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/arti...federation

Asian Cup 2027 hosts Saudi Arabia have no objection to Russia joining Asian Football Confederation

Joining AFC would mean Russia play World Cup qualifiers against Asian teams, and club sides take part in Asian competitions

‘If Fifa and the AFC allow it and there’s a benefit for Asia then I don’t think there’s a problem with that,’ Saudi Arabia’s sports minister says.

[cityhantam]

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/2...ion-a80363

Checkmate Europe: Russia To Join Asia’s Federation
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[theold]

This is more like an East-West war.