WRTC 2026 Допущены ВСЕ НА ОДИНАКОВЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ
Организационный комитет WRTC 2026 принял решение о допуске всех спортсменов прошедших отборочную квалификацию на одинаковых условиях!!!
Как и обещал публикую переписку с вице президентом организационного комитета WRTC2026 Lee Volante G0MTN.
Dear Mr. Lee Volante,
I am writing to respectfully request your clarification regarding the participation procedure for Youth Team #1, which consists of the Russian athletes RA9P and R2BFL.
I am the coach and the father of one of these athletes, that is why the situation surrounding our team is a matter of great concern to me.
On March 1, 2026, a letter addressed by you to the members of WRTC Committee was published on a ham radio forum by Robert Tomas, R5AA, a member of the WRTC Sanctioning Committee. This letter contained proposals for the discrimination of athletes. Based on this document, the Board of the Union of Radio Amateurs of Russia (SRR) made a decision to exclude these competitions from official calendar and recommended to Russian athletes to refrain from participating in them.
We understand that the decision of the Russian SRR is not a ban on participating in WRTC 2026, especially since the qualification events for participants were conducted not on a national basis, but exclusively based on competition results within their respective qualifying zones.
We understand the amateur radio charter's prohibition against the propaganda of war and the incitement of ethnic hatred. Moreover, we all have prior experience participating in WRTC, specifically the WRTC 2023 organization in Italy, in which we took part. It was held at a very high organizational level, with no incidents involving the infringement of any athletes' rights.
I ask you to draw your attention to the fact that no special conditions were announced prior to the qualifying rounds or in the invitations to participate, and that we have already incurred significant expenses related to our trip to WRTC 2026, I kindly request you refrain from compelling athletes to sign any additional conditions for participation in the World Championship. We have all been raised under the motto "Radio Sport Without Borders and Out of Politics."
Sincerely,
Anatoly Polevik
RC9O
Coach of Youth Team #1
https://www.qrz.com/db/RC9O
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On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 at 22:46, Lee Volante <g0mtn1@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Anatoly,
Thank you for your email. I have spoken with WRTC 2026 Chairman Mark M0DXR and other committee members today. We are reading your feedback and we will discuss further. Please let us have some time to respond to you.
Regards,
Lee G0MTN
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Понедельник, 9 марта 2026, 02:36 +07:00 от Lee Volante <g0mtn1@gmail.com>:
Hello Anatoly,
If you have not seen already, there has been a statement from WRTC 2026 Chairman Mark M0DXR today. I am copying this below. There will be no restrictions placed only on Russian participants at WRTC 2026. I hope this answers your questions and removes concerns.
73,
Lee G0MTN
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From: M Stanley via groups.io <m0dxr1=gmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 at 13:14
Subject: [wrtc2026-discuss] National Identities at WRTC 2026
To: <wrtc2026-discuss@groups.io>
The WRTC 2026 Organising Committee would like to clarify the topic of national identification for the WRTC 2026 event. The 2023 event held in Italy recognised the changing situation around the world with regards to national identification and implemented a balanced approach given a number of factors.
After very careful review, and consultation with the WRTC Sanctioning Committee, noting that the qualification process is by Qualification Area (not DXCC), the OC decision is to maintain the approach of Italy 2022 (2023). No national identities, flags or emblems are permitted at WRTC 2026 and teams enter as their QA or given team name as given on the WRTC 2026 website at the below link.
https://www.wrtc2026.org/competitors-and-referees/
73,
Mark M0DXR
On behalf of the WRTC 2026 OC
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Re: WRTC participation youth team #1
RC9O Anatoly
Сегодня, 12:42
Кому:Lee Volante
Dear Mr. Lee Volante,
On behalf of our team and very many radio amateurs, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for your positive decision regarding the admission of all athletes to the World Championship on equal terms.
We truly appreciate the efforts of the Organizing Committee in resolving this situation in the spirit of true sportsmanship and fairness. Your commitment to the principles of radio sport — free from political influence and based solely on athletic merit — reinforces the values that bring our global community together.
The motto "Radio Sport Without Borders" remains fundamental to our shared passion, and your decision helps preserve this important principle. We look forward to participating in WRTC 2026 and contributing to what promises to be an exceptional championship.
Thank you for your leadership and commitment to fairness.
Sincerely,
Anatoly Polevik
RC9O
Coach of Youth Team #1
