International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, commenting on the organization’s decision to suspend membership in the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), noted that this step was taken due to the PRC’s violation of the territorial integrity of the National Olympic Committee (ROC). The Ukrainian Committee (NOC) declared that this was a gross violation of the Olympic Charter press service IOC.
“This does not mean that international sports federations should automatically suspend the membership of the relevant Russian sports federations. Bach said that each federation must evaluate the situation in the light of its own statutes.
On October 12, 2023, the 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.
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