Aleksey Morozov, Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, said at the board meeting of the Ministry of Sports that 55 athletes from Russia operating in Olympic sports changed their citizenship. DEA News.
“55 athletes changed their nationality for Olympic sports. Along with non-Olympics – more than a hundred. We increase the motivation of the athletes, we make effective agreements with them,” said Morozov.
Morozov also noted that the Ministry of Sports wants to minimize the cases of changing sports citizenship, but there is now such a trend.
At the end of February 2022, the IOC issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, 2023, it was recommended to allow the Russians to remain in neutral status if the athletes were not actively engaged in supporting hostilities. Some federations offer Russians to sign a declaration of neutrality in order to participate in tournaments.
In some sports, Russians continue to participate in international tournaments as neutral athletes.
Old Russian fencers lost the chance Qualified to participate in the 2024 Olympics.