Ukraine welcomed the recommendation International Olympic Committee (IOC) let Russian and Belarusian athletes Come back to competitions individually and under a neutral flag and is trying to convince the international community that the citizens of the occupying country and its ally should not be in Olympic Games Paris 2024.
IOC made an appointment for tuesday recommend to IFs and organizers of sports competitions, to take part Russian and Belarusian athleteswhat is believed can open the door to Paris 2024.
At the request of the XI Olympic Summit, the IOC issues recommendations for international federations and organizers of international sporting events on the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international competitions: https://t.co/yNgQElJweK
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) March 28, 2023
IOC President, Thomas Bachconsidered that the ban, imposed after the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, was motivated by the persistence of several national committees and doubts about the safety of Russian and Belarusian athletes, But ruled out that this is a cause for concern.
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The ad was received from criticism of leading Ukrainian athletes, as well as for them international colleagues, lawyers and politiciansand even for governments of Germany and Polandas well as the Baltic countries.
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They considered that such a decision ignored the need to protect the rights of Ukrainian athletes, as well as the possible the use of sports by Russian propaganda And it is necessary to isolate Moscow and Minsk because of the aggression against Ukraine.
Olympic Committee #Ukraine asks the IOC not to allow participation in the Games #Paris2024 Russian athletes who serve in the army, like many Olympians. In addition, some of them have already publicly declared war pic.twitter.com/qlamgrtADk
– Game Stories (@HistoriasdlosJJ) March 24, 2023
Teacher Patricia Viter, author of legal opinion Comitted the German Olympic Council (DOSB) for Russian athletes, said at a press conference organized on Wednesday by Ukrainian athletes that The IOC put the rights of Russian and Belarusian athletes above the needs of Ukrainians.
At least 262 Ukrainian athletes died And 343 stadiums and other objects of the country’s sports infrastructure were destroyed. since the beginning of the invasion. Most of Ukraine’s elite athletes are now forced to train abroad.
This is a common concern expressed in a recent interview EFE To Jean BeleniukOlympic gold in Tokyo 2020 in Greco-Roman wrestling and member of the Ukrainian parliamentis that the principlenot actively support the war.” the IOC acts, becomes mere formality, What this would not prevent the participation of those who support the invasion.
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, 61 out of 71 Russian medalists were associated with the Russian army.
Many athletes do serve in the military.
That is why the IOC should change its mind and remove all Russian athletes from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. pic.twitter.com/bCH6hh3YJK
— Visegradskaya 24 (@visegrad24) March 26, 2023
At least 317 Russian athletes openly supported the invasion of Ukraineaccording to a constantly updated list of local sports media. Tribune.
Olga HarlanUkrainian medal Olympic gold in fencing declares that not a single Russian or Belarusian colleague contacted her, even in private to offer their support or express their opposition to the actions of their governments.
tennis player Lesya Tsurenko assured that she and other Ukrainian colleagues suffered from panic attacks because they did not feel protected by the WTAwhich made it possible to compete Russian and Belarusian rivals and reacted poorly to cases of distribution of Russian propaganda by some of them.
Vladislav Geraskevich, the skeleton runner added that the lack of negative statements is even more disappointing since Russian and Belarusian athletes are well aware of the real situation in Ukraine and have previously communicated extensively with their Ukrainian counterparts.
The situation may improve if this is done put on each of the Russian athletes the burden of proving that they do not support the warsince the current approach allows them to easily avoid this condition, according to Mark Orth German lawyer.
Dominant position Ukrainian athletes believe that their country should not boycott the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris Alone if Russian and Belarusian athletes are finally allowed to compete. According to him, this will make Ukrainian athletes suffer even more if they miss one of the most important events of their careers. Geraskevich.
President of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee, Vadim Gutzeit, already stated that his country should continue explaining your position to IFswhat is the result they will decide whether to allow the Russians to compete.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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