Neutral Participant

Used for individuals from countries whose federations or NOCs were suspended:

• 2010 Asian Games: Kuwait as Athletes from Kuwait (AOK)

• 2010 Asian Beach Games: Kuwait as Athletes from Kuwait (AOK)

• 2013 Asian Youth Games: India as Athletes from India (AOI)

• 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games: India as Athletes from India (AOI)

• 2015 Aquatics World Championships: Sri Lanka as FINA (FINA)

• 2015 World Junior Swimming Championships: Sri Lanka as FINA (FINA)

• 2017 Asian Weightlifting Championships: Kuwait as Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF)

• 2017 Aquatics World Championships: Kuwait as Suspended Member Federation (SMF)

• 2021 World Boxing Championships Thailand as Thailand Boxing Federation (TBF)

• 2022 Aquatics World Championships: Kenya as Suspended Member Federation (SMF)

• 2022 World Swimming Championships (25 m): Kenya as Suspended Member Federation (SMF)

• 2023 Aquatics World Championships: Kenya and Philippines both as Suspended Member Federation (SMF)

• 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games: Guatemala as Centro Caribe Sports (CCS)

• 2023 Pan American Games: Guatemala as Equipo de Atletas Independientes [Independent Athletes Team] (EAI)

• 2024 World Swimming Championships (25 m) Mexico as Neutral Athletes C (NAC)

Used for individual athletes from Russia who were allowed to compete during the doping ban up from 2016 (in athletics (track & field)) and from December 2020 in all sports:

• 2016 European Athletics Championships as European Athletics Association (EAA)

• 2017 European Race Walking Cup as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships as European Athletics Association (EAA)

• 2017 World Athletics U18 Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships as European Athletics Association (EAA)

• 2017 World Athletics Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2018 World Athletics Indoor Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2018 European Athletics Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2019 European Race Walking Cup as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2019 World Athletics Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2021 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships - Idre, Rogla, Almaty, Aspen as Russian Skiing Federation (RSF)

• 2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships under neutral status using the abbreviation NEU

• 2021 World Figure Skating Championships as Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR)

• 2021 World Men’s Curling Championship as Russian Curling Federation (RCF)

• 2021 World Women’s Curling Championship as Russian Curling Federation (RCF)

• 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship as Russian Curling Federation (RCF)

• 2021 World Men’s Ice Hockey Championships as Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)

• 2021 World Judo Championships as Russian Judo Federation (RJF)

• 2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships as Russian Modern Pentathlon Federation (RMPF)

• 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships as Authorized Neutral Athlete (ANA)

• 2021 World Women’s Ice Hockey Championships as Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)

• 2021 World Canoe Sprint Championships as Russian Canoe Federation (RCF)

• 2021 World Archery Outdoor Championships as Russian Archery Federation (RAF)

• 2021 World Canoe Slalom Championships as Russian Canoe Federation (RCF)

• 2021 World Boxing Championships as Russian Boxing Federation (RBF)

• 2021 World Swimming Championships (25 m) as Russian Swimming Federation (RSF)

• 2021 World Weightlifting Championships as Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF)

• 2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships as Russian Skating Union (RSU)

Used for individual athletes from Russia who were allowed to compete after the Russian invasion of Ukraine:

• 2022 Artistic Swimming World Series as Independent FINA Athletes (IFA)

• 2023 World Judo Championships as Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)

• 2023 World Wrestling Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2024 European Wrestling Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2024 World Judo Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2024 European Canoe Sprint Championships as Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)

• 2024 World Canoe Sprint Championships as Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)

• 2024 World Wrestling Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2024 World Swimming Championships (25 m) as Neutral Athletes B (NAB)

• 2025 European Archery Indoor Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

Used for individual athletes from Belarus who were allowed to compete after the Russian invasion of Ukraine:

• 2022 Artistic Swimming World Series as Independent FINA Athletes (IFA)

• 2023 World Judo Championships as Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)

• 2023 World Weightlifting Championships as Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)

• 2023 World Wrestling Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2023 Swim World Cup as Neutral Independent Athletes (NIA)

• 2024 European Wrestling Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2024 Aquatics World Championships as Individual Neutral Athletes (NIA)

• 2024 European Weightlifting Championships as Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)

• 2024 Artistic Swimming World Cup as Individual Neutral Athletes (NIA)

• 2024 World Judo Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2024 World Canoe Sprint Championships as Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)

• 2024 World Wrestling Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)

• 2024 World Swimming Championships (25 m) as Neutral Athletes A (NAA)

• 2025 European Archery Indoor Championships as Neutral Independent Athletes (AIN)