The International Olympic Committee (IOC)  has approved and invited four Russian and Belarusian swimmers to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as neutral athletes according to a list published on 3 July by Olympics.com. 

Russian swimmer Evgenii Somov and Belarusians swimmers Alina Zmushka, Ilya Shymanovich, and Anastasiya

Shkurdai are all listed as "eligible and invited athletes" with a Russian or Belarusian passport.Somov

Anastasiya Shkurdai is a Tokyo Olympian who placed eighth in the women’s 100 m Butterfly final and was

Szebasztián Szabó of Hungary tied the world record in the men’s 50 metres butterfly as he stormed to victory at the European Swimming League (LEN) European Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan in Russia.

events.Sjöström claimed top spot in 55.84 – almost one second ahead of Greece’s Anna Ntountounaki and Belarus’ Anastasiya

Shkurdai who both secured silver after touching the wall in 56.35.The bronze medal was won by Italy’

Kliment Kolesnikov was the shining light as Russia claimed six gold medals on the last day of the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow to comfortably finish at the summit of the standings.

in 23.66 and Denmark’s Pernille Blume in 23.73.Among today's four other gold medallists was Belarus' Anastasiya

Shkurdai, winner of the women's 100m butterfly in a European junior record-breaking time of 56.21.Italy

Croatian Franko Grgić smashed the men's 1,500 metres freestyle junior record in winning gold on the final day of the International Swimming Federation World Junior Championships in Budapest.

DoJ0Wnq75W— FINA (@fina1908) August 25, 2019Teammate Claire Curzan was third in 58.37, with Belarussian Anastasiya

Shkurdai splitting the duo for silver in 57.98.Walsh clocked 24.71 to touch out countrywoman Maxine

0.04 to seal gold.Meg Harris of Australia took bronze in 24.89.Evgeniia Chikunova led home teammate Anastasiya

The United States broke the world junior record in the men’s 4x200 metres freestyle relay to round off another successful day for the country at the 2019 International Swimming Federation World Junior Championships in Budapest.

butterfly and Justina Kozan in the women’s 200m individual medley.Huske prevailed in 25.70 with Belarus’ Anastasiya

Shkurdai second in 25.77 and fellow American Claire Curzan third in 25.81.It secured her a third medal

Gretchen Walsh claimed the women's 100 metres freestyle gold medal before helping the United States to a record-breaking win in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2019 International Swimming Federation World Junior Championships in Budapest.

stage today, with the finals tomorrow.The best qualifier in the women's 50m butterfly was Belarus' Anastasiya

Shkurdai in 25.85.American David Curtiss led the way in the men's 50m freestyle semi-final standings

A special ceremony is due to be held by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) on Thursday (November 15) to commemorate the success of the eight medallists from the country at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires last month. 

Yelizaveta Dorts, second in the girls shot put, rower Ivan Brynza in the boys' single sculls and swimmer Anastasiya

Shkurdai in the girls 50 metres butterfly.All eight Belarus athletes that won medals at the Summer Youth

special ceremony organised by the National Olympic Committee ©NOC BelarusBronze medals were won by Shkurdai

Russia's Kliment Kolesnikov and Andrei Minakov claimed their sixth gold medals of Buenos Aires 2018 as the swimming programme drew to a close.

women's 100m butterfly gold in a time of 59.22.Angelina Koehler of Germany held off the challenge of Anastasiya

Shkurdai of Belarus to secure silver.Hungary's Kristof Milak showed that domination was not just achieved

Maria Sol Ordas became the first Argentinian gold medallist at their Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games by winning the women's single sculls rowing event today.

Sweden’s Sara Junevik won the women’s 50 metres butterfly final in a time of 26.40, followed by Belarus’ Anastasiya

Shkurdai in 26.62.Russia’s Polina Egorova and Germany's Angelina Koehler both won bronze by finishing

The Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo claimed the women’s 50 metres butterfly title before helping her country to victory in the mixed 4x50m medley relay on day two of the European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen.

Italy’s Championship record of 1:38.33 set back in 2015.Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich, Ilya Shymanovich, Anastasiya

Shkurdai and Yuliya Khitraya had to settle for the silver medal in 1:37.74.France’s Jeremy

Switzerland’s Ronja Blöchlinger won girls’ time trial gold on the second day of sporting action at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Hungarian city Győr.

Vaskina triumphed in the girls' 100 metres backstroke in a time of 1min and 0.87sec, with Belarus' Anastasiya

Shkurdai and Italy's Costanza Cocconcelli rounding off the top three in 1:01.76 and 1:02.14.Vaskina