Russian President Press Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented on the statement that Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Sports and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to develop proposals for the participation of domestic athletes in the 2024 Summer Olympics. TASS.
“The president had instructions, there were different points of view. Peskov said that the instructions must be followed and appropriate recommendations must be formulated.
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.
Previously Sergei Lavrov accused The IOC wants to throw world sport into crisis.