Russian and Belarusian athletes, support personnel and officials will be banned from World Athletics Series events "for the foreseeable future", World Athletics announced on Tuesday.
This includes the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in July, and the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade later this month.
The Russian athletics federation has been suspended since 2015 over serious doping offences, and World Athletics said it would consider whether to ban the Belarusian federation at a meeting of its Council next week.
Russian athletes have been able to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANAs) but athletes who received ANA status for 2022 will be excluded with immediate effect, for the foreseeable future.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said: "The world is horrified by what Russia has done, aided and abetted by Belarus. World leaders sought to avoid this invasion through diplomatic means but to no avail given Russia's unswerving intention to invade Ukraine.
"The unprecedented sanctions that are being imposed on Russia and Belarus by countries and industries all over the world appear to be the only peaceful way to disrupt and disable Russia's current intentions and restore peace.
"Anyone who knows me will understand that imposing sanctions on athletes because of the actions of their government goes against the grain. I have railed against the practice of politicians targeting athletes and sport to make political points when other sectors continue about their business.
"This is different as governments, business and other international organisations have imposed sanctions and measures against Russia across all sectors. Sport has to step up and join these efforts to end this war and restore peace. We cannot and should not sit this one out."
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already led the FIFA and UEFA to impose temporary expulsion from all club and national fixtures.
And both governing bodies have warned Russia there can be no return until "football can again be a vector for unity and peace among people".
A joint statement from the governing bodies heaped sporting isolation on Russia in the wake of their continued war.
"Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice," read the statement.
"These decisions were adopted today by the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the Executive Committee of UEFA, respectively the highest decision-making bodies of both institutions on such urgent matters.
"Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. Both presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people."
Spartak Moscow’s removal from the Europa League will hand RB Leipzig direct progression into the European second-tier competition’s quarter-finals.
European football bosses UEFA also confirmed the cessation of its sponsorship deals with Russian energy company Gazprom, worth around €40 million a season.
"UEFA has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions," read a UEFA statement.
"The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024."
The suspension should put a stop to Russia’s World Cup play-off semi-final in late March.
FIFA had faced criticism over its initial decision on Sunday night to allow Russia to continue to compete in the men’s World Cup play-offs, but on neutral territory and under the Football Union of Russia banner.
Players unions and national associations joined the queue to condemn Russia and call for sporting sanctions, with the FAI and the Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh and English FAs all vowed to refuse to face Russia in any fixture.
The International Olympic Committee called on sports federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes, officials and teams from international competitions wherever possible.
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has welcomed the announcement by the IOC but also called for them to consider the further step of an outright ban of the Russian and Belarussian National Olympic Committees.
OFI President Sarah Keane said: "The values of the Olympic movement are intrinsically linked with peace and understanding between the peoples of the world. Our thoughts at this difficult time are with the people of Ukraine, including their athletes and all within the Olympic family. In response to this breach of the Olympic truce, we have requested that the IOC consider the further step of banning the National Olympic Committees of Russia and Belarus."
An International Paralympic Committee meeting to discuss the invasion is taking place on Wednesday ahead of the Beijing Winter Paralympics starting on Friday.
Formula One has opposed the wishes of the International Olympic Committee by allowing Russian and Belarusian drivers to continue racing, with the governing body, the FIA, confirming that Nikita Mazepin could race on.
Mazepin, the grid’s sole Russian driver, will be permitted to race under a neutral flag, "subject to specific commitment and adherence to the FIA’s principles of peace and political neutrality, until further notice". Mazepin’s Haas team said: "At this time we decline to comment".
Haas removed the branding of its title partner Uralkali for the final day of the pre-season test in Barcelona last week. The Russian fertiliser company is part-owned by oligarch Dmitry Mazepin, Nikita’s father.
The governing body’s decision came after a crisis meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, chaired by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on Tuesday.
Earlier, former F1 driver Daniil Kvyat, said it would be "unfair" to ban Russians from competing because of the war in Ukraine.
World Rugby denounced Russia’s "aggressive invasion", adding the country’s actions have been facilitated by Belarus, and the governing body has therefore decided to suspend both countries "from all international rugby and cross-border club rugby activities until further notice" with full and immediate effect.
The Rugby Union of Russia has also been suspended from World Rugby membership.
Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina heaped pressure on tennis’ governing bodies to remove Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition.
And the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended all Russian and Belarusian national teams and clubs from all competitions until further notice.
Russia has therefore lost hosting rights for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been stripped of his honorary taekwondo black belt over his country's invasion of Ukraine, a personal rebuke heaped on top of international economic and sporting sanctions.
World Taekwondo, citing its motto of "Peace is More Precious than Triumph," condemned the Russian military action in Ukraine, saying the "brutal attacks on innocent lives" violated the sport's values of respect and tolerance.
The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended all Russian and Belarusian national teams and clubs from its competitions until further notice. It has also stripped Russia of the hosting rights for the 2023 junior world championships.
As governing bodies acted Sergiy Stakhovsky, Vasily Lomachenko and Oleksandyr Usyk made their positions clear.
Former tennis player Stakhovsky, whose most famous result was beating Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2013, is among the athletes who have travelled to Ukraine to join the resistance effort.
He told the BBC: "I know how to use the gun. If I'll have to, I’ll have to. I’m still not sure how I’ve done it. I know that it’s extremely hard on my wife. My kids don’t know that I’m here. They don’t understand war. They’re too little to understand what’s going on."
Boxer Lomachenko, a former three-weight world champion, has also joined the territorial forces, while WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion Usyk has been pictured holding a weapon.
The world governing body for badminton (BWF) announced players from Russia and Belarus would be banned from international tournaments from next week.
The BWF's move comes a day after it cancelled tournaments in Russia and Belarus and is in line with recommendations made by the International Olympic Committee executive board.
The BWF said the enforced non-participation of athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus would commence at the German Open from March 8-13.
It added that a small number of Russian athletes competing in two back-to-back international Para badminton tournaments in Spain will be allowed to participate as they have already arrived on location.
"These players, however, will compete as neutral athletes, with no national flags or anthems," it said.
Swimming's world governing body FINA, which on Monday called off the World Junior Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia, said on Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian athletes would now compete as neutral athletes or neutral teams.
"No national symbols, colours, flags should be displayed or anthems should be played, in international Aquatics events which are not already part of the respective World Anti-Doping Agency sanctions for Russia," FINA said.
It added that the FINA Order awarded to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014 has been withdrawn.
The Norwegian Skiing Association also announced on Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian skiers will not be allowed to take part in this weekend's competitions in Norway.
Elsewhere, the Paralympics Ireland has called for "strongly consider" banning Russian athletes from the upcoming Paralympic Games in Beijing.
The statement comes ahead of a meeting of the International Paralympic Committee governing board tomorrow.
