The IOC (International Olympic Committee) is a committee that independently examines whether athletes from Russia and Belarus, who were allowed to participate in this summer's Paris Olympics as "neutral individual athletes," meet the conditions for participation. I decided to install it.
In December of last year, the IOC announced that athletes with nationalities from Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, and its ally, Belarus, will be allowed to participate in the Paris Olympics as individuals who do not represent countries or regions known as AIN, who have a neutral status. They announced that they would be allowed to participate as ``Athletes.''
Furthermore, as a condition of participation, they did not allow military personnel or athletes who actively support military invasion.
On the 13th, the IOC decided to establish a committee to independently examine whether these conditions for participation are met, and notified each international sports organization in writing.
According to this, eligible athletes and staff will be screened based on information from each sports organization and related parties, and only those who pass will be sent personalized invitations. The IOC says it will decide on the committee members by the middle of next month.
Regarding athletes from Russia and Belarus, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee had requested an investigation from the IOC as some athletes did not meet the conditions for participation, and international sports organizations also voiced their opinion that the criteria for judging were not clear. I was there.