Up to now there are thirty athletes for whom, while maintaining the suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAthletics), the IAAF has granted permission to compete in international competition in 2018 as "neutral".
In addition, the IAAF denied participation in the 2018 Taicang World Team Championships to the following four athletes:
- Sofya Brodatskaya,
- Dementiy Cheparev,
- Elvira Khasanova, who at the moment is the 2018 season leader on the distance of 10km thanks to the result of 43:05 obtained in Sochi (RUS) on Feb. 18, 2018.
- Mariya Ponomareva (for the entire year 2018).
The four had obtained the following results in the course of 2018:
| Athlete | Performance | Event | Venue | Date |
| | | | | |
| Brodatskaya Sofya | 1:27:57 | 20km | Sochi, RUS | 19.02.2018 |
| Ponomareva Mariya | 1:27:11 | 20km | Sochi, RUS | 19.02.2018 |
| Khasanova Elvira | 43:05 | 10km | Sochi, RUS | 18.02.2018 |
| Cheparev Dementiy | 2:28:58 | 35km | Sochi, RUS | 19.02.2018 |
There are seven walkers at the moment.
Among them stands the name of Sergey Shirobokov, 19 years old (11.2.1999), a leading figure of the past season for the silver medal obtained in the 20km of the World Championships in London, with time 1:18:55 and for having previously won the U18 World Championships in Cali in 2015.
Shirobokov's performances in his recent career were as follows:
10.000m track walk
| YEAR | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 2017 | 43:21.29 | Grosseto (ITA) | 22 JUL 2017 |
| 2015 | 41:52.69 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 12 JUN 2015 |
10km road walk
| YEAR | RESULT | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 2017 | 40:00 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 11 JUN 2017 |
| 2016 | 40:58 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2016 |
| 2015 | 42:12 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2015 |
20km road walk
| YEAR | RESULT | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 2018 | 1:18:53 | Sochi (RUS) | 19 FEB 2018 |
| 2017 | 1:18:26 | Sochi (RUS) | 18 FEB 2017 |
| 2016 | 1:22:31 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25 JUN 2016 |
Other men
Vasiliy Mizinov
| DISCIPLINE | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 10 Kilometres | 40:58 | Sochi (RUS) | 27 FEB 2015 |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk | 38:58.21 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25 JUN 2016 |
| 10 Kilometres Race Walk | 40:05 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2016 |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | 1:18:54 | Sochi (RUS) | 19 FEB 2018
|
Sergey Sharipov
| DISCIPLINE | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 5000 Metres Race Walk | 19:28.75 | Moskva (RUS) | 18 JUL 2016 |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk | 44:00.0h | Izhevsk (RUS) | 24 APR 2011 |
| 10 Kilometres Race Walk | 44:49 | Saransk (RUS) | 11 JUN 2011 |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | 1:23:10 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 13 JUN 2015 |
| 35 Kilometres Race Walk | 2:27:07 | Sochi (RUS) | 18 FEB 2017 |
| 50 Kilometres Race Walk | 3:46:51 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 26 JUN 2016 |
We emphasize that Sergey Shirobokov and Vasiliy Mizinov boast the fourth and fifth world 2018 seasonal performance on 20km.
If, as we think, will be present at Taicang 2018, certainly will be protagonists at least in the individual competition.
Altre atlete donne
Klavdiya Afanasyeva
| DISCIPLINE | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 10 Kilometres | 45:26 | Sochi (RUS) | 27 FEB 2015 |
| 5000 Metres Race Walk | 22:29.0h | Cheboksary (RUS) | 08 JUN 2013 |
| 5 Kilometres Race Walk | 23:18 | Sochi (RUS) | 24 FEB 2013 |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk | 43:36.88 | Eskilstuna (SWE) | 16 JUL 2015 |
| 10 Kilometres Race Walk | 45:31 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 06 SEP 2014 |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | 1:26:47 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25 JUN 2016 |
Olga Yeliseyeva
| DISCIPLINE | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 5000 Metres Race Walk | 22:18.00 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 12 JUN 2015 |
| 5 Kilometres Race Walk | 22:48 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2015 |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk | 45:49.01 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25 JUN 2016 |
| 10 Kilometres Race Walk | 45:03 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2016 |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | 1:30:49 | Sochi (RUS) | 19 FEB 2018 |
Yuliya Lipanova
| DISCIPLINE | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 5000 Metres Race Walk | 22:50.05 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25 JUN 2016 |
| 5 Kilometres Race Walk | 22:53 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2016 |
| 10 Kilometres Race Walk | 45:32 | Sochi (RUS) | 18 FEB 2018 |
Yana Smerdova
| DISCIPLINE | PERFORMANCE | PLACE | DATE |
| | | | |
| 5000 Metres Race Walk | 22:26.93 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 12 JUN 2015 |
| 5 Kilometres Race Walk | 22:13 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2015 |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk | 45:20.39 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25 JUN 2016 |
| 10 Kilometres Race Walk | 45:05 | Sochi (RUS) | 28 FEB 2016 |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | 1:31:57 | Sochi (RUS) | 19 FEB 2018 |
Three of these athletes already boast excellent palmares in international youth competitions, obtained in the past years:
| Athlete | Competition | Place | Date | Medal | Performance |
| | | | | | |
| Klavdiya Afanasyeva | European U23 Championships | Bydgosczc, POL | 16.7.2017 | Gold | 1:31:15 |
| | European U20 Championships | Eskilstuna, SWE | 16.7.2015 | Gold | 43:36.88 |
| Yana Smerdova | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, ITA | 20.7.2017 | Gold | 47:19:69 |
| Olga Yeliseyeva | World Youth (U18) Championships | Cali, COL | 18.7.2015 | Silver | 22.45.09 |
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