Badminton upheld its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes in all international competitions on Thursday, days before Olympic qualifying events begin. Badminton's qualifying period for the Paris Olympics kicks off on May 1 and uses a calendar-year ranking. Meanwhile, modern pentathlon said it would set up a pathway for athletes from the two countries to return but didn't commit to a date.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) cited security concerns and the need for more clarity on the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) complex criteria to admit some Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes with no national symbols but keep excluding others, such as military personnel or those who have supported the invasion of Ukraine.