MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has lifted all previously-imposed sanctions against Russia, Sports Minister and President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Mikhail Degtyarev said on Thursday.
"It was only yesterday, when the International Volleyball Federation [FIVB] returned our teams to international competitions. While today, about half an hour ago, the International Modern Pentathlon Union lifted all sanctions against Russian athletes. This process will continue," Degtyarev told journalists.
In late January, the UIPM Executive Board allowed Russian youth pentathletes to compete in international tournaments under the national flag and to the tune of the country’s anthem.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a decision on July 7 to provisionally lift an earlier-imposed suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and also recommended lifting restrictions on the participation of Russian athletes in all international tournaments.
IOC previously-imposed sanctions against Russia, Belarus
