International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach spoke He explained why strict sanctions were imposed on Russian athletes with pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus), who contacted him on behalf of the “African official”.
“We are punishing those responsible for what happened, there can be no Russian anthem, no flag can be raised. The Russian Olympic Committee made very aggressive statements after we suspended them that this was discrimination,” Bach said.
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.
To qualify for the Games, Russian athletes will have to sign updated conditions of participation that include a commitment to respect the Olympic Charter, including the “peaceful mission of the Olympic movement”, the IOC said. Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not compete in the medal count.
Earlier Bach was talking to jokers spoke About the Valieva case.
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Source: Gazeta
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