Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year’s Paris Games as neutrals, outside of team events and as long as they did not actively support the war on Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee added that there were currently only eight athletes from Russia and...
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach refused to rule out standing again as several members called Sunday for a change of rules that would let him extend his time in office. The German was first elected for an eight-year term in 2013 and re-elected for a further four-year spell in 2021. But allowing the 69-year-old...
The International Olympic Committee has banned the Russian Olympic Committee “with immediate effect” for breaching the Olympic Charter. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports that the ban came after Moscow has incorporated regional sports councils from the four Ukrainian territories it annexed in 2022. The measure, however, does not affect Russian athletes competing as neutrals. Source...
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended Russia’s national Olympic body with “immediate effect” for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine’s membership by recognising illegally annexed territories. The move comes after the Russian Olympic Committee recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories that Russian has annexed since its invasion began in 2022. “The Russian Olympic...
Invitations to 203 National Olympic Committees for the 2024 Paris Games will be despatched on July 26, the IOC said Thursday, but neither Russia nor Belarus is currently included on the list. Current IOC recommendations for International Federations and international sports event organisers on the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in...