The Olympic and Paralympic committees of the Nordic countries on Tuesday expressed their opposition to Russia and Belarus being re-admitted to the international sporting movement and participating in the 2024 Games in Paris. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) opened two weeks ago the possibility that Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate in international competitions under […]
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“They are trying to hold international federations hostage,” Russia says
Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matitsin today denounced attempts to hijack the international federations to prevent the participation of Russian athletes in the Paris Olympics. “We see today how the governments of some countries are openly proclaiming their interference in the decision-making process of the international federations and trying to hold them hostage by imposing political […]