Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2025 World Games | |
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IOC code | AIN |
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Russia (1993–2017) Belarus (1993–2017) |
Individual Neutral Athletes from Russia and Belarus will compete at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025.[1][2]
Russia and Belarus are bared from taking part in the World Games due to their role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Instead athletes from the two countries will compete as independents, provided that the individual international sports federations allow their participation.[2]
AIN have qualified a berth in the 2025 World Games through its performance in the mixed 10-seater races at the 2024 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships.[3] The delegate which competed in the World Championships are Russians recruited by the Russian Canoe Federation.[4]