The Russian news agency Itar-Tass revealed the list of teams excluded from the 2014 Tromso Chess Olympiad.
Men: Cambodia, Central African Republic, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Oman, Pakistan, Senegal
Women: Russia, Afganistan
This makes a total of nine teams, all supporting FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in the coming elections according to the agency.