Suspended members of European Draughts Confederation
27.02.2022
Taking into account the ongoing war in Ukraine, the executive councils of the World Draughts
Federation (FMJD) and European Draughts Confederation (EDC) has adopted the following
decision:
1. According to Chapter 13 of the Statutes, the executive council suspends The Draughts Federation of Russia, further – DFR, and the Belarusian Draughts Federation, further – BDF, from membership in the FMJD;
2. This decision also includes:
− prohibition for DFR and BDF to use any member rights deriving from the Statutes
and other FMJD documents.
− prohibition to organize any FMJD draughts tournaments in the Russian
Federation or the Republic of Belarus. All planned tournaments have to be
cancelled or re-located.
− prohibition for Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in FMJD
tournaments under the flags of the Russian Federation or the Republic of
Belarus.
− prohibition to use any national symbol of the Russian Federation or the
Republic of Belarus (flags, anthems, scutcheons, etc.) in any FMJD tournament.
− prohibition for Russian Federation and Belarusian national teams to participate in
FMJD team tournaments (with or without national flags).
3. This decision comes into force with immediate effect. According to Chapter 14 of the Statutes, the Executive Council is working on subsequent steps to draft further decisional projects for which FMJD members will vote.
Link to the original document: Suspension of the Draughts Federation of Russia and Belarusian Draughts Federation
Russia
Belarus
