The decision made in October last year remains in force
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Lausanne rejected appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee about the return of membership in International Olympic Committee.
In its decision, CAS noted that the IOC decision remains valid, and the procedure for deprivation of membership itself took place within the framework of legal acts. Both parties have the right to appeal the CAS decision to the Swiss Federal Court within 30 days.
Let us recall that in October the IOC officially suspended the activities of the Olympic Committee for violating the Olympic Charter. The reason was the inclusion of “Olympic councils” from the occupied territories of Ukraine into the latter.
In November, the IOC called for the abandonment of the World Friendship Games, which Russia had planned for September 2024.
At the same time, earlier the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, spoke about the IOC’s desire to return athletes from Russia and Belarus to international competitions “for the sake of uniting the whole world at the Olympic Games.” The German called the position of Ukraine, which opposed the admission of all athletes from aggressor countries, “unconstructive.”
Back in March, the IOC Executive Committee recommended the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions in a neutral status.
In the early hours of February 24, Russia launched rocket and air strikes on most Ukrainian cities and then launched a full-scale military invasion. The Russian war against Ukraine has continued for the 730th day.
Source: Sportarena
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