The President of Ukraine also spoke at the ministerial meeting
Group of 35 countries, including the United States, France, Australia, Poland, Lithuania, Japan and the United Kingdom, held an online meeting regarding the upcoming Olympics 2024.
During the meeting, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke. A coalition of countries opposed the admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to the Olympics in Paris. With this requirement, they will apply to the IOC.
Recall that the IOC is ready to consider the possibility of admitting athletes from Russia and Belarus to international competitions. In this case, everyone who wishes will be required to act in a neutral status. Also, athletes should not support the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and pass a mandatory doping test.
The Olympic Summit, chaired by IOC President Thomas Bach, unanimously agreed to accept an initiative proposed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in its competitions. The OCA is developing a special system that will allow Russians to qualify for the Olympics through Asian competitions.
The IOC believes that a complete ban on the performance of Russian and Belarusian athletes is discrimination and is contrary to the Olympic Charter. The organizers of the 2024 Olympics in Paris said they would adhere to the decision of the IOC to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete under a neutral flag.
The NOC of Ukraine has supported a possible boycott of the 2024 Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus are admitted to the Games. Also, the Verkhovna Rada appealed to the parliaments of the countries of the world with a request to ban the participation of representatives of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in international competitions.
At the same time, the Head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, called on the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine to abandon the threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics.
Source: Sportarena
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