The president International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bachconsider that they “unfortunate” negative reactions showed some governments, especially European ones, to readmission of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international competitions.
In addition, the judge “absolutely unacceptable” position of Russiain disagreement with the decision of the IOC, which considers the conditions put forward for the return of its athletes to be excessive.
Executive Director of the International Olympic Committee closed three days of meetings this Thursday with a new debate about the consequences Russian invasion of Ukraine on the sport.
Last tuesday, executive recommended readmissions of Russians and Belarusians under certain conditions, including that they compete as neutralsWhat never actively supported the war And? I don’t belong to the army.
The reason for meeting this morning was analyze “negative reactions” to such an extent.
It is unfortunate to see that there are governments that do not want to respect the opinion expressed by the majority or the autonomy of sport.
The President also expressed regret that governments opposed to the return of Russians and Belarusians are not pursuing the same policy “against 70 other wars and conflicts in the world“.
For this reason, Bach accused mysterious governments of using “double standard” and said that his position only served to strengthen the “unity of the Olympic movement”.
“It is even more regrettable that (governments) ignore United Nations rapporteurs reports“favorable for the admission of all athletes without the influence of their passport,” he added.
It is not up to governments to decide which athletes can compete in which competitions. This would be the end of the sport as we know it today.
The German leader emphasized that, following the recommendation of the executive branch, “matches only to international federations decide if they go that route” to allow the Russians and Belarusians who have been banned from competition since February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.
boxing and fencing federations among those who have already taken a step in favor of readmissionwhile Athletics It’s been shown against.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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