There are conditions: IOC recommends to allow Russians and Belarus to participate in competitions
Thus, the IOC stated that international sports federations should allow certain Russian and Belarussian athletes to participate in competitions, if they fulfill a number of requirements. Among them - perform under a neutral flag. However, teams are still forbidden to speak. The IOC also noted that each athlete has to follow all anti -doping rules. The military personnel of the Russian Federation and Belarus should also not speak.
In addition, it is forbidden to use attributes with the symbols of Russia and the Republic of Belarus, including in the stands. In these countries it is impossible to hold competitions. "The Olympic Movement continues to contribute to any effort to build the world. He deeply sympathizes with the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian Olympic community, whose pain and suffering are incredible," the message reads.
The head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach said that athletes with passports of Russia and Belarus are still participating in international competitions. "We see it almost every day in a number of sports, especially in tennis, but also in cycling, in some table tennis competitions," Bach said. According to him, Russians and Belarusians participated in competitions in the US and Europe. There were no safety incidents during these sports events.
The head of the IOC noted that the recommendations did not apply to the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. The decision will be made later. "The IOC will make this decision in the right time at your discretion, without attaching to the results of previous Olympic qualifications," Bach said. Bach said politics could not be part of sports competitions, and athletes cannot be punished for their passports. According to him, it is impossible to invent a decision that will satisfy everyone.
The head of the NOC and Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Vadim Gutzait, after consultation with colleagues from other countries on March 27, called on the recommendation of the IOC Executive Committee of February 28, 2022 on the removal of Russian and Belarusian athletes from participation in international sports competitions. "Many athletes of the Russian Olympic team are military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, who kill Ukrainians.
The Russian Olympic Committee fully supports this war. This is a violation of the Olympic Charter," he said. He also noted that it is necessary to organize a discussion with all national committees of Europe on this issue. In addition, the IOC should not be guided by the UN Human Rights statements because they are "unjustified and have no legal force. " The above IOC recommendations will be discussed. It should be reminded that on March 26 in the PRC, the protest of athletes from Ukraine was broken.