Additionally, the IOC stressed that it would fight discrimination against Israelis. The organization has declared that collective responsibility is unacceptable. This statement caused great resonance in Russia, given that Russian athletes were suspended.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov sharply criticized the IOC after declaring the inadmissibility of collective responsibility
But the IOC said it saw no contradiction. The organization cited the fact that Russia had violated the Olympic Charter.
“This was a violation of the Olympic Truce and the Olympic Charter in force at the time,” RBC Sport quoted a representative of the IOC press service as saying.
Source: Sport
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