Unlike the International Fencing Federation, Russians and Belarusians will not perform here
European Athletic Association held a regular meeting and extended ban For athletes from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
During the meeting, a decision was made to continue the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions until the end of hostilities in Ukraine.
Recall that the International Association of Athletics Federations (World Athletics) granted neutral status to six athletes from Russia at once. And at an extraordinary FIE congress, it was decided to remove the ban from Russian and Belarusian athletes. The decision comes into force in the second half of April 2023. The International Olympic Committee took note of the decision of the FIE to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete.
Recently, during the Extraordinary General Assembly of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, NOC members voted for a possible boycott of the 2024 Olympics, which will be held in Paris, if athletes from Russia and Belarus are admitted to the Games.
The IOC is ready to consider the possibility of admitting athletes from Russia and Belarus to international competitions. At the same time, 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 UK government has called on the largest sponsors of the 2024 Olympics to put pressure on the IOC to prevent the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Games in Paris.
Source: Sportarena
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