The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed satisfaction with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reject the appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) regarding the suspension of membership. This has been reported RIA News in the press service of the organization.
“The decision of the IOC Executive Committee follows the unilateral decision of the PRC on October 5, 2023 to include regional sports organizations under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, which is a violation of the Olympic Charter.” message statuses.
On October 2, 2023, 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.
On February 28, 2022, the IOC appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Since then they have only participated in local tournaments.
Previously with the Russian Olympic Committee stated about unprecedented discrimination.