On the 7th, the IOC = International Olympic Committee dismissed President Lukashenko, who is the chairman of the National Olympic Committee in Belarus, the former Soviet Union, from the activities of the IOC for not protecting athletes from political discrimination. I decided.
In Belarus, protests are continuing to demand the resignation of President Lukashenko for fraud in the presidential election held in August, and players who participated in this campaign have been detained or deprived of practice. There are a lot of situations like that.
The IOC will discuss the issue at an online board meeting on the 7th, excluding President Lukashenko, chairman of the National Olympic Committee in Belarus, and two directors from all IOC events and activities, including the Olympics. I have decided on a provisional disposition.
The reason is that IOC President Bach cites President Lukashenko and others not protecting athletes from political discrimination and "has a serious impact on the reputation of the Olympic movement."
The IOC has also said it will suspend distributions to the National Olympic Committee, with the exception of supporting athletes for the Tokyo Games and the 2022 Winter Beijing Games.
This measure will be applied until the change of executive office at the General Assembly of the National Olympic Committee in February next year.