Amidst On-Going Controversies With Paris Olympics, World Athletics Announces Jampacked Schedule for 2025 Season

The Paris Olympics are just around the corner. There has been discord surrounding the nonparticipation of Russian sportspersons, which has saddened the fans. However, later on Friday, the supporters hailed a sigh of relief, when they were later allowed to participate as neutrals in the game. Amid all the gloominess, one exciting news has been added to the sports world. 

The 233rd meeting of the World Athletics Council has recently revealed new dates and locations for some upcoming events. A new social media update showcased names and all basic information regarding the track and field meets.

A bunch of event dates released by World Athletics

On December 9th Chris Chavez took to his handle and added a new post adding breaking information for track fans. The post states, “World Athletics has announced the dates for the following events: 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships in San Diego, California on Sept. 26-28, 2025″. It does not end here.

The post also highlighted, “The 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo are set for Sept. 13-21, 2025”. It reveals that World Athletics has consulted with several athletes who would be expecting to compete in these championships. The athletes “were overwhelmingly in favor of being able to complete the season as soon as possible after the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25”, claims the post.

Raising the excitement further, the post ends with, “2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida on Jan. 10, 2026″. Amidst this excitement, questions however linger on the status of Russian athletes at the upcoming Paris Olympics.

New update on Russian participants

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe recently stated that Russians & Belarusian athletes might feature in Paris, but are refrained from track and field. He adds, “You may well see some neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus in Paris, it just won’t be in athletics”.

This stance is consistent with World Athletics’ position, established in March 2022. It excludes individuals from Russia and Belarus due to their support for the invasion of Ukraine.

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In a nutshell, despite the International Committee’s recent decision to allow athletes to participate in Paris as neutrals, Coe emphasized the autonomy of international federations. Furthermore, World Athletics maintains its resolute decision against having neutral athletes. What do you think of this decision?

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