The press service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called “Sport Express” The reason why Russians and Belarusians do not participate in the Asian Games.
“The concept of the participation of athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports in the 2023 Asian Games was being worked on as discussed at the Olympic Summit in December 2022, but it turned out not to be possible due to technical reasons,” the IOC representative said, quoting the publication. .
In January, the Asian Olympic Council (OCA) invited Russia and Belarus to the Asian Games. The tournament will be held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, China. It was reported by Insidethegames on 8 July that Russians and Belarusians will also be admitted to the tournament. Later, OCA could not get permission for these athletes to participate.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. It is worth noting that in some sports, Russians take place as neutral athletes.
Former Sergey Lavrov added The actions of the IOC were mocked by common sense.