Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) deliberately plunged the entire world sport into a deep crisis. His words guide the way TASS.
According to him, the organization stopped following the Olympic Charter and became more authoritarian.
“Experts who will deeply immerse themselves in this reality, where the presidents of international federations and the presidents of the IOC are immersed in the crisis, will develop promising ways to bring the international sports movement out of the crisis – they will all be needed. “I have no doubt that the understanding of making the world sports movement truly democratic and depoliticized will raise great hopes,” Lavrov said.
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. Athletes will not be allowed to participate in any team competitions.
previous attempt registered Four objections to medal redistribution at the 2022 Olympics.