The International Olympic Committee (IOC) session voted in favor of the candidacy of the French Alps as the capital of the 2030 Winter Olympics. This was stated by the organization’s president, Thomas Bach. DEA News.
“The results of the vote on the selection of the French Alps: 84 in favour, 4 against, 7 abstentions. The IOC Executive Committee has set a deadline of October 2024 for a guarantee from the Prime Minister; the guarantees must be ready for parliamentary approval by March 2025 at the latest,” he said.
The 2024 Summer Olympics are also being held in France. The Summer Olympics will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee issued an appeal to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify.
July 18 IOC published the full list Russian athletes were accepted to the Olympic Games 2024. Total – 15 people.
Previously IOC changed Deadline for changing citizenship for athletes from Russia.