Proposed by the Russian Esports Federation (REF), the motion called "cancellation of unjustified 'sanction', stopping discrimination", sought to cease the decision made at April's Extraordinary General Meeting.

More than 70 per cent of members voted to allow Russia to compete at the ongoing IESF World Championships, but agreed to a flag, name and anthem ban, meaning Russian players have to compete under the IESF banner.

All Russian symbols were "strictly prohibited" too, meaning military insignia and nationalistic quotes are among those not allowed at competitions.

No Russian flags - including state or regional flags - are allowed too under the rules.

The IESF made the decision two months after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and Belarus.

Four general motions were filed by the REF, with the first of them being the most significant.

If members had voted in favour of cancelling sanctions, Russian players would have been able to play with all the same rights as every other national team.

Nineteen voted in favour of removing sanctions, while 21 voted against, narrowly beating the status quo as a result.

A total of 29 abstentions were placed as well.

Very few International Federations allow Russia to compete neutrally, such as the International Tennis Federation, while the International Boxing Association is the only major sports governing body to drop sanctions on Russian and Belarusian athletes.

Another motion failure came next, with members voting 41 to nine votes against condemning the decision of the European Esports Federation to ban Russians at their competitions.

A vaguer "Call for Integrity" motion passed by 40 votes to 23; which asks for the IESF to not use sport as a political tool.

A further motion was withdrawn due to similarities in the European Esports Championships being resolved.

The first of these general motions to pass came from the Israeli Esports Association, who successfully convinced members to vote in favour of a call for "Equality for all IESF members in IESF events".

It comes after Israel again faced issues in Indonesia with allowing their athletes to compete under their flag, name and anthem.

This is in response to the ongoing conflict with Palestine, with Israel being accused of occupying parts of Palestinian land.

This motion means organisers will have to agree to a clause to let all members compete, regardless of politics.

It could benefit Kosovo too, who have faced issues entering Serbia for sports competitions previously.

This motion passed by 55 votes to eight.