Sport Olmypia without Russia?
IOC suspends Russia after admitting Ukrainian territories
Status: 12.10.2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes
It is still unclear what impact the decision will have on Russian athletes
Quelle: AFP/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV
The International Olympic Committee expels the Russian National Committee. The reason for this is the annexation of Ukrainian territories. The IOC wants to announce promptly what impact the decision will have on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The International Olympic Committee has suspended the National Olympic Committee of Russia (ROC) over its inclusion of four annexed Ukrainian territories. The IOC executive made this decision on Thursday in Mumbai, India. However, no decision has yet been made about the possible participation of Russian athletes at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The IOC said this should happen “at the appropriate time”.
“There is no decision as to when we will make a decision,” said IOC spokesman Mark Adams following the deliberations at the top of the governing body. The decision on whether Russians will be allowed to compete at least as neutral athletes at the next Summer Games will be made “at the right moment closer to the Games,” Adams added.
The National Olympic Committee of Russia (ROC) criticized his suspension by the International Olympic Committee. “Today the IOC made another counterproductive decision for clearly political reasons,” the NOC announced on Thursday in Moscow. Regarding possible participation in the 2024 Olympics, the ROC emphasized: “This step has no influence on Russian athletes, the overwhelming majority of whom are excluded from international appearances for no reason.”
Conditions for Russia “non-negotiable”
A week ago, the ROC accepted the regional sports organizations of the Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Luhansk as members. This constitutes a breach of the IOC Charter and violates Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the Executive Committee decided. The ROC is therefore no longer allowed to work as a National Olympic Committee within the meaning of the Olympic Charter. It also no longer receives financial support from the IOC. The IOC expressly reserved the right to take further measures on Thursday.
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According to IOC spokesman Adams, the conditions under which Russian athletes are allowed to take part in international competitions remain “non-negotiable”. In March, the IOC recommended that world associations allow athletes from the country to compete again as neutral individual athletes without a flag, anthem and Russian team clothing. The condition is that the athletes have no connection to the military and do not support the war of aggression in Ukraine.
