The country’s Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Sports Werner Kogler sees no reason to allow athletes from aggressor countries.
The Austrian government disagreed with the opinion of its own NOC regarding the entry of athletes from aggressor countries. Note that they previously supported the IOC’s decision not to expel an athlete “only on the basis of his passport.”
However, Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Sports Minister Werner Kogler considers the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris unacceptable. The politician said this in a commentary in Der Standard.
“It is unacceptable for Ukrainian athletes to compete for medals with Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Such blatant violation of international law should lead to consequences and punishment in all areas.
Understanding the situation of this or the Russian or Belarusian athlete, I sympathize, first of all, with the Ukrainian athletes.
My condolences go mainly to the families of the Ukrainian athletes, there may have been around 220 dead on the battlefield or as a result of Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure.
The IOC’s criticism of the Ukraine boycott should be rejected.
In Tokyo, 45 of the 71 medals were won by military personnel. At the Winter Games in Beijing, a third of the members of the Russian Olympic Committee team served in the army,” said Kogler.
It will be remembered that previous countries have opposed the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the competition.
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