International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, while answering a question about the Friendship Games to be held in Russia, pointed out that politicization always leads to division. RIA News.
“We know there will not be an internationally recognized anti-doping regime. This is a country with a history of manipulating the anti-doping system. Will there be sanctions? “We don’t know yet what needs to happen there,” Bach said.
The World Friendship Games will be held in Moscow and Yekaterinburg from 15 to 29 September 2024. This is the first multi-sport competition to include performances in 33 summer Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. However, in December, the IOC allowed Russia and Belarus to participate in the 2024 Olympics with neutral status.
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