Athletistic/Other. The International Olympic Committee has commented on a letter from the British government to the sponsors of the Olympics, in which the British authorities call for pressure on the IOC to allow Russian Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
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UK Culture Minister Lucy Fraser has sent a letter to the UK executives of 13 of the Olympic Games’ biggest sponsors, including Coca-Cola, Samsung and Visa, outlining the government’s concerns over the IOC’s stance on admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus. in international competitions in a neutral status. UK urges Olympics sponsors to pressure IOC to allow Russian athletes
“The IOC has taken note of this letter. Governments should not decide which athletes can compete in which international competitions. That would be the end of world sport as we know it today. We very much hope that the UK government will respect the autonomy of sport, to which reference has been made in numerous United Nations decisions, declarations and resolutions, most recently the resolution entitled “Sport as a factor of sustainable development”, which was adopted by consensus during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 1 December 2022 and supports “the independence and autonomy of sport, as well as the mission of the IOC to lead the Olympic Movement.
What is currently being debated within the Olympic Movement is no different from what is already happening in some sports. Last weekend, we saw how a Ukrainian tennis player won the WTA tournament in Austin, Texas, beating an athlete with a Russian passport in the final. In this context, we follow with great interest the discussion around the participation of players with a Russian or Belarusian passport at Wimbledon.
In accordance with the organization of sport in the world and the Olympic Charter, the decision of which athletes can participate in international competitions should be the sole responsibility of the sports organizations, based solely on the sporting merit of the athletes. Sponsors of the Olympic Games are not involved in the decision-making process,” the IOC said in a statement.
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Source: Sport
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