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Russian and Belarusian national flags must not be displayed and
their national anthems not played at any BWF events. No other
badminton tournaments will be allocated to Russia or Belarus
until further notice.
"BWF will continue to monitor the situation closely and will
proactively consult our international sport movement partners to
discuss other options to potentially strengthen measures against
the governments of Russia and Belarus," it said in a statement.
The governing body said it fully supported the International
Olympic Committee urging sports federations to move or cancel
sports events planned in Russia or Belarus.
"BWF stands in full solidarity with the entire international
sports movement to call on all parties to stop acts of violence
and to restore peace," it added.
Ukraine's health ministry said on Sunday that 352 civilians,
including 14 children, had been killed since Russia's invasion
of the country last week. Belarus has been a key staging area
for the invasion.
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation".
Soccer's governing body FIFA said on Sunday that no
international soccer matches will be played in Russia and the
Russian flag and anthem will be banned from the team's matches
abroad.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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