The Youth and Sports Committee of Ukraine has developed a project with a proposal to send to the Verkhovna Rada an appeal to world leaders to ban Russian athletes from entering the territories of other countries. This was stated in a published post. telegraph channel organizations. competitions.
“The development and adoption of such a decision is due to the proposals of the International Olympic Committee on the possible admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions, including the Olympic Games, under a neutral flag,” the message said.
At the end of February 2022, the IOC issued a call to international sports federations, advising them not to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in any competitions.
At a meeting of the IOC executive committee on March 28, it was recommended to allow the Russians to have a neutral status, if the athletes were not actively engaged in supporting hostilities.
Former Syrian journalist Abbas Juma declarationThe IOC understands the consequences of removing the Russians from the list of tournament participants.