From Lausanne, SUI
(March 2, 2022) – The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) today announced that it was suspending Russia from all IBSF-related activities.
In a statement, the federation said that its Executive Committee had discussed the recommendations from the International Olympic Committee (read here) and that in order to protect athletes the EC unanimously ruled to “suspend with immediate effect its member, the Bobsleigh Federation of Russia” until at least the subsequent IBSF congress (held in July 2022). 
The IBSF stated that it was “crucial to emphasize that this is a stand against the breach of the Olympic Truce” and that they fully support the IOC recommendations.
Below is the full statement by the IBSF:
At an extraordinary meeting today, the Executive Committee of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) discussed the recommendations published by the International Olympic Committee on 28 February 2022. In order to protect the athletes, the Executive Committee unanimously ruled to suspend with immediate effect its member, the Bobsleigh Federation of Russia, as per the IBSF Statutes until the next Congress to be held in July 2022. It is crucial to emphasize that this is a stand against the breach of the Olympic Truce and IBSF fully supports the recommendations of the IOC regarding no participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials.
It is equally important that IBSF stands together with all its athletes in all its member federations, and the decision is not aimed against athletes. We are here to protect our values, and we accentuate our values of integrity and solidarity with this decision.
