He Ministry of Sports And Russian Olympic Committee (COR) today filed a lawsuit against International Olympic Committee (IOC) special regulations on participation Russian and Belarusian neutral athletes V Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Oleg Matitsin– the Minister of Sports told the agency TASS:
The conditions existing today imply only a status of neutrality. No specific rules are mentioned regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
He IOC allowed on December 8 participation of neutral athletes Of the two countries mentioned in the Olympics, only eight Russians and three Belarusians now have this status – a figure that Moscow considers ridiculous.
“This is one of 28 military conflicts in the world.” The IOC explained the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the Olympics
According to the head of the organization, Thomas Bach, athletes cannot be punished for the actions of their governments.
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Matitsin, he indicated:
Once a detailed decision has been made, we will coordinate our actions with COR and our federations. That is, at the moment we have not heard anything new from the IOC.
Russian President, Vladimir Putinassured on the eve of his first major press conference in two years that has always supported the participation of athletes at international competitions.
But now we must carefully analyze what conditions the IOC offers. If these are artificial conditions aimed at cutting off our leaders and (…) decapitating the selection (…), then the Ministry and the Central Election Commission will have to analyze and make an informed decision.
For his part, the head KOR, Stanislav Pozdnyakovheaded to IOC to urge him to reinstate the committee he headed “as a full member of the Olympic movement.”
Executive Commission The IOC decided a week ago that athletes with Russian or Belarusian passport, who are part of the group Neutral individual athletes (AIN), and those who have qualified through the official systems of international federations, will be announced allowed to participate in competitions in games.
Thus, athletes and personnel who actively support the war They will not be able to register or compete.like those who hired by military or security agencies Citizen of Russia or Belarus.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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