Belarusian Sports Minister Sergei Kovalchuk has called on members of the World Athletics Association to consider impeachment proceedings against the organization’s president, Sebastian Coe.
On Thursday, the forum “Russia – a sports power” opened in Ufa. On Friday, there will be a round table on “Integration of sport in the CIS, BRICS, SCO and EAEU”. New opportunities.”
— After the International Olympic Committee recommended considering the admission of Belarusian and Russian athletes to the 2024 Olympics, World Athletics Association President Sebastian Coe said: “You may see neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus at the 2024 Games. Paris. But not in athletics!
But the IOC has given recommendations that you can follow or not. But who gave you the right to make such decisions alone regarding a large number of athletes and countries?
Let me remind you that when the United States and Great Britain boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, British runner Sebastian Coe competed under the flag of the Olympic movement and won on August 1, 1980 over a distance of 1,500 meters. This prestigious title subsequently opened many doors for this hero in the career of a world sports official.
Taking advantage of the current situation in Russia and Belarus, this official wants to build his personal political capital and become the leader of world sports. But I declare that he only cares about his career and not the athletes. And this official is now a candidate for the post of IOC president?! This is very concerning if he leads the global Olympic movement. “I propose to urge the members of World Athletics to think about the issue of dismissal of Coe, since his policy is aimed at the collapse of the Olympic movement,” match TV correspondents report, reporting Kovalchuk’s words.
The elections for the head of the IOC will take place in March 2025 during a session in Greece. The current IOC President, Thomas Bach, previously announced that he would not be re-elected for a new term. The list of candidates for the position of president of the organization included Sebastian Coe, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Kirsty Coventry, Johan Elias, David Lapartian, Morinari Watanabe and Faisal al-Hussein.
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Source : MatchTV
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