LAUSANNE — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday issued recommendations for the gradual return to international competitions for Russian and…
They cannot take part in team events and must have a proven drugs testing record, while athletes who support the war or are contracted to their countries’ military or national security agency are excluded.
The IOC had sanctioned Russia and Belarus after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a ‘special military operation’, but it is now eager to see athletes come back across all sports and have a chance to qualify for the Paris Games.Article content “After Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel!! After daily bombing of civilian targets!! It’s a day of shame for the IOC!!”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“I am disappointed by the IOC recommendations,” Lipavsky wrote on Twitter. “We must not close our eyes to reality. Russian sport is centrally managed by the Kremlin. The Russian regime does not know what fair play is.”
“The parameters as announced are absolutely unacceptable,” Russian Olympic Committee president Pozdnyakov told a news conference, according to Russian news agencies.Bach had earlier told the IOC Executive Board that Russian and Belarusian athletes were already competing daily in many sports without facing problems.Article content
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