In first day of January 2017 IAAF has been submitted to the Russian Athletics Federation a set of guidelines for those athletes wishing to apply to compete internationally in 2017.
On Feb. 1, 2017 Russia Athletics Federation has published on its website a list of 31 athletes who requested this permission to participate.
Of these only two are walkers; come to know them.
Vasily Mizinov
born on 29.12.1997
below his personal best
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| | | | |
| 10.000m track | 38:58.21 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25.06.2016 |
| 10km road | 40:05 | Sochi (RUS) | 28.02.2016 |
he was able as U20 between 2015-2016 to improve his performance in 10.000m from
| Season | Result | Venue | Date |
| | | | |
| 2015 | 41:12.68 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 13.06.2015 |
| 2016 | 38:58.21 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25.06.2016 |
while thtah of 10km road walk from
| Season | Result | Venue | Date |
| | | | |
| 2015 | 41:57 | Murcia (ESP) | 17.05.2015 |
| 2016 | 40:05 | Sochi (RUS) | 28.02.2016 |
He was finished 6th in Murcia in the European Cup reserved to U20 in 2015 with the 41:57 time, while in his second international competiotion in 2015 (European U20 Championships in Eskilstuna) he had been disqualified.
Yana Smerdova
born on 7.2.1998
below her personal best
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| | | | |
| 5000m track | 22:26.93 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 12.06.2015 |
| 5km road | 22:13 | Sochi (RUS) | 28.02.2015 |
| 10.000m track | 45:20.39 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25.06.2016 |
| 10km road | 45:33 | Podolsk (RUS) | 09.05.2016 |
As U20 she has competed only in 2016 during the period of suspension of Russia on the distances of 10.000m track walk or10km road walk with the performances that are currently her personal best.
In 2014 as U18 she had obtained the second place in 5.000m track walk (23:46.40) in Baku (AZE) during the European selection for the Olympic Trials behind the Italian Noemi Stella.