Direct Ukraine - Russia: last minute of the invasion
The
International Olympic Committee
(IOC) has recommended federations and competition organizers " not to invite or allow the participation of
Russian or Belarusian
athletes
or officials
" in any of them.
This measure aims to "
protect the integrity of
world sports competitions and the safety of all participants," said the body's Executive Commission.
The IOC board also agreed to withdraw its highest decoration, the
Olympic
Order
, from
all members of the Russian government
who hold it, including the country's president,
Vladimir Putin
, his deputy prime minister ,
Dmitry Chernyshenko
, who was in charge of the
disputed
winter in
Sochi in 2014
, and to the deputy chief of staff of the Executive Office of the president,
Dmitry Kozak
.
The IOC stressed in a statement that its desire is "
not to punish athletes for the decisions of their government
if they do not actively participate in them", but added that "the current war in Ukraine puts the Olympic Movement in a dilemma".
"While athletes from Russia and Belarus could continue to participate in sports competitions,
many Ukrainian athletes are prevented from doing so due to the attack on their country
," the IOC stressed.
"This is a dilemma that has no solution," he concluded, before recommending the exclusion of the competitors of the aggressor country and its ally.
"Where this is not possible in the short term for organizational or legal reasons, the IOC Executive strongly urges international sports federations and sports event organizers around the world to do everything in their power to ensure that no No athlete or sports official from Russia or Belarus with the name of Russia or Belarus is allowed to participate," he added.
"Russian or Belarusian citizens, either as individuals or as teams,
should be accepted only as neutral athletes or teams
. No symbols, colors, flags or national anthems should be displayed," it said.
The Executive "considered in particular the next
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games
and reiterated its full support for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Games," it said, although it did not specify whether the two countries involved in the sanctions will participate in the Games.
The body already recommended last Friday that no international sports competition be held on Russian or Belarusian soil.
Furthermore, "based on the exceptional circumstances of the situation and considering the very serious violation of the
Olympic Truce
and other violations of the Olympic Charter by the Russian government in the past, it has taken the decision to withdraw the Olympic Order from all persons who they currently have an important role in the government of the Russian Federation or another high-ranking government-related position."
The Executive "appreciates the numerous
calls for peace
made by athletes and members of the world Olympic community", in particular those made by Russian athletes.
"The Executive reaffirms its full solidarity with the
Ukrainian Olympic community
. They are in our hearts and thoughts," he added in a statement reporting the creation of a solidarity fund and thanking the support already offered to Ukraine by other Olympic committees and federations.
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