Sports lawyer Anna Antseliovich spoke about the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reject the appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) on the suspension of membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and explained why another appeal was filed there. impossible. His words were quoted by Sport Express.
“The only legal opportunity to challenge this decision is on procedural grounds in the Swiss Supreme Court. This is possible if one of the parties believes that their rights have been violated. Based on this principle, the PRC could appeal the CAS decision, Antseliovich said.
The reason for the suspension of the PRC’s IOC membership in October 2023 was the inclusion of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in the Russian organization of the Olympic Councils.
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.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, 2023, it was proposed to allow the Russians to remain in neutral status if the athletes are not actively involved in supporting military operations. In December 2023, the IOC decided to allow Russian athletes to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in neutral status, subject to a number of conditions.
Previously with the Russian Olympic Committee stated about unprecedented discrimination.