In a recent announcement made by International Bowling Federation (IBF), russian bowling federation is among the federations intended to participate in the 2025 IBF World Cup.
This information was confirmed and sent to all IBF member federations via Bulletin 2 earlier today.
On February 24, 2022, russia launched a brazen attack on Ukraine, violating international law and basic principles of human rights. According to various sources, during the russian invasion of Ukraine, over 10,000 civilians and over 30,000 Ukrainian defenders were killed. After the invasion, almost all major sports events, including football, basketball, and even the Olympic Games, banned russia from fielding national teams and individual athletes in all major events.
The 2025 IBF World Cup is scheduled to be held from January 5th to 14th, 2025, in Hong Kong, special administrative region of China.