The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday was talked bring back of Russians and Belarusians to international competitions.
The IOC has been delaying action ever since it said last December that it would “examine measures” to bring the banned back into the fold of world sport after recommending their elimination at the end of February 2022 because to the Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to the IOC Executive Board’s official plan, it will review the verdicts and reactions recorded after several telephone consultations with its own members, the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), international federations (IFs), and athlete representations.
Two of the three things on the agenda are without a doubt: the sanctions against Russia and Belarus, or the bans of the two nations’ national anthems and sporting events held there, and the “solidarity,” particularly financial support for Ukrainian athletes.
The tension surrounds the potential lifting of the “protective measures” in relation to the athletes from the two nations, i.e., their exclusion from the majority of competitions because, in accordance with the IOC’s argument, their presence has sparked hostility and poses a threat to the regulation of the events.
The IOC has insisted that the ban cannot go for sure, saying that “no athlete should be excluded from competing on the single basis of his passport.”
While the Ukrainian Federation of the discipline on Sunday announced that they would boycott any competition in which Russian and Belarusian athletes would be engaged, a threat which already hovers over the 2024 Olympic Games from Ukraine as well as from Poland and the Baltic countries.
On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia sent its army into Ukraine and began trying to take over the country by force. This invasion shocked many people, as it was the first major war in Europe for decades.
