The International Olympic Committee seems to have listened to the reasonable arguments of the world community.
The International Olympic Committee does not plan to remove sanctions from Russian and Belarusian athletes. This was stated in the statement of the IOC, published on February 22.
In the published document, they recalled that the disqualification of athletes from aggressor countries was imposed for the unleashed war in Ukraine.
In addition, the organization confirmed that they will continue to provide assistance to Ukrainian athletes affected by the invasion.
“The IOC imposed unprecedented sanctions on the Russian and Belarusian states and governments solely responsible for this war: no international sporting events were held in Russia and Belarus; no flags, anthems or other national symbol; and no government or government officials are recognized at any – any international sporting events These sanctions were put in place in February 2022 and have since been further strengthened and confirmed by the recent Olympic Summit on December 9, 2022 .They stay in place.
Now that the war has been raging for more than a year, the entire Olympic Movement is determined to help Ukrainian athletes in every possible way, because we all want to see a strong team from the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine in Paris 2024 Olympics and the year of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics,” the IOC said.
Let’s remember that the governments of 30 countries previously asked the IOC not to return the athletes of Russia and Belarus to the competitions.
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