Participation of neutral athletes in the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games

FISU continues to follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee and of the respective International Federations.

FISU would like to clarify its position regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian student-athletes in its events and activities. For sporting events, FISU will continue to follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the respective International Federation (IF). As far as non-sporting events are concerned, FISU continues to allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian students.

The International University Sports Federation would also like to insist on the following points:

• Both Russia and Belarus are still current members of FISU and have not been suspended.
• Any student-athlete who holds a Russian or Belarusian passport is required to compete as an individual neutral athlete under the FISU guidelines.
• The invitation to compete at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games was only proposed for certain sports (based on the current participation status of that sport at the IOC and relevant International Federation). None of these sports are team sports.
• Should the IF allow the participation under the status of Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs), their eligibility will be assessed by the relevant International Federation.