The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, reacted to his statement. telegram channel According to the statement of Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), sports cannot be outside of politics and must be politically neutral.
“I would like to remind you that sports do not accept discrimination of any kind. Zakharova wrote about how much of Olympism has been distorted, trampled or abandoned to oblivion.
In 2022, against the background of the start of SVO in Ukraine, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach recommended that international federations exclude Russian athletes from international competitions. On January 25, 2023, the IOC announced that it was considering the possibility of allowing Russian athletes who do not support the holding of the SBO to participate in international competitions in a neutral status.
On October 12, 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 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.
It was like that before Named benefitsAbout the banning of Russian sports on the international stage.
Source: Gazeta
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