President of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Umar Kremlev on the air of the show “Tous pour le Match!” on spoke out against the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paris Olympics.
On Friday, the IOC announced it would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes who successfully qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics into individual neutral status.
— The IOC must respect each country. Because if there is no national team, there will be no IOC. They should not dictate (the conditions), we should dictate. There is no need to be afraid: when the flag and the anthem are there, the athletes go. Without the flag and anthem, the national teams of Belarus and Russia have nothing to do there (at the Olympics), Kremlev said in the program “Everyone for the match!” on .
At the end of March 2023, the IOC announced recommendations for the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions. These include individual admission, neutral status, banning participation in team sports, and banning participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO. The same requirements now apply to the Olympic Games.
Previously, the IOC Executive Committee suspended the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). In Paris, Russian and Belarusian athletes can only compete in neutral individual status (AIN), without flags, anthems and other national symbols.
The Paris Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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