Olympic champion in speed skating, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova comments Sports24 He shared his opinion on the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).
“I’m more surprised why they didn’t do this before. An information war is taking place. What’s changing? Whether we have an Olympic committee or not, our athletes are still not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. They cannot handle their neutral status. They satisfied political pressure from Western countries, including Ukraine. We are already being officially introduced to a neutral status. “They expect our athletes to flee Russia just for the sake of the Olympics,” Zhurova said.
On October 12, the IOC announced the suspension of the PRC until further notice, following the inclusion of the Olympic Councils of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in the Russian organization. The IOC also stated that it reserves the right to make a decision at the necessary time on the admission of Russian athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
At the end of February 2022, the IOC issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that domestic and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions due to the political situation.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, it was proposed to allow the Russians to maintain neutral status if their athletes do not take an active part in supporting military operations. Athletes representing law enforcement agencies and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
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