International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said that the decision to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was taken due to violation of the Olympic Charter. His words lead the way TASS.
“The removal of the PRC was inevitable because the organization and related sports structures were conducting activities on the territory of Ukraine contrary to the Olympic Charter. They said that now the sports organizations and athletes in this region are under their jurisdiction,” Bach said.
On October 12, 2023, the IOC announced the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee until further notice, following the inclusion of the Olympic Councils of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in the Russian organization.
Before that, at the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee made a call to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to admit Russians and Belarusians to the 2024 Olympic Games as neutral athletes at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a series of requirements and qualify.
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