Ukrainian President Volyodymyr Zelenskiy urged representatives from 35 countries to push the IOC to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics.
“In fact, there is almost no such condemnation. There are only a few isolated voices that are fading away.”Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last winter, the IOC banned participation in international sports events held in Russia and Belarus and asked all sports federations to ban athletes from the two countries. But lately, it has softened that stance, citing its “unifying mission” to promote sport above political conflicts.
“This question of the participation of athletes is very different from the questions of sanctions for their government,” IOC President Thomas Bach“The question of athletes’ participation was never part and could not be part of the sanctions because the condition of the Olympic Movement was, always is and remains that athletes [should] not be tarnished for acts of their government as long as they do not contribute to it or support it.
to find a possible way to allow athletes from those countries into the Paris Olympics but only if it is clear they are competing as individuals and not as representatives of Russia or Belarus. The state department will consult with the USOPC to determine the country’s policy on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Games, a state department spokesperson said.
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