IOC suspended the activities of the Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation: what is known

The decision with the removal was made after the Kremlin's actions in the Ukrainian regions. It is about the decision to recognize "regional organizations" in the occupied territories. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to suspend the activities of the Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation (OCD). This is due to aggression in the territory of Ukraine. This is stated in the prescription of the organization dated October 12.

The IOC noted that the decision of the Russian party to recognize the legality of "regional organizations" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine is a complete violation of the rules. "In connection with the above, the IOC Executive Council has decided that the activity of the Olympic Committee of Russia is terminated with immediate entry into force of further notification," - the message reads. For Russia, this decision will have its consequences.

For example, OCD now has no right to act as a National Olympic Committee. Accordingly, there will be no funding from the Olympic movement. At the same time, the organization noted that it reserves the right to decide on the participation of individual athletes with a Russian passport at the upcoming Olympic Games. The following will be held in Paris (2024), as well as the Winter Olympiad of 2026, which will take place in Milan.

On October 5, Russia included its Olympic Committee "Regional Councils" in the occupied territory of Ukraine, as reported by the President Stanislav Pozdnyakov. It was about occupied parts of Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions. The next day, the President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Vadim Gutzait noted that Ukraine has already sent its appeal to the IOC through the appropriate decision of the Russian side.

"The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine is asked to submit the issue of this violation for the next meeting of the IOC Executive Committee and apply sanctions established by the Olympic Charter for such a gross violation of the principles and principles of the Olympic movement," the message said. We will remind, on August 15 it was reported that the OP explained why the Russian Federation was not a place in the Olympics-2024.