International Skating Union drops events in Russia and China

(Photo by Vladimir Pesnya/Epsilon/Getty Images)
(Photo by Vladimir Pesnya/Epsilon/Getty Images)

The International Skating Union (ISU) has cancelled a figure skating Grand Prix in Russia due to the war in Ukraine and banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, while an event in China will not go ahead due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation in the country.

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