IOC leader criticizes Kyiv’s call for a boycott of the Olympics

IOC President Thomas Bach has once more criticized Ukraine’s boycott of the re-admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to global competitions.

“Ukrainian athletes are being punished via their own authorities for the warfare started via the governments of Russia and Belarus,” the pinnacle of the International Olympic Committee stated at the IOC unique consultation in Lausanne on Thursday. Ukraine’s movements are difficult to understand, Bach delivered.

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By order of the Ukrainian Ministry of Sports, athletes from the usa aren't allowed to take part in competitions that also encompass Russian and Belarusian athletes. Ukraine is likewise threatening to boycott the 2024 Summer Games in Paris if Russia and Belarus are allowed to take part there.

Ukrainian athletes are being punished through their personal authorities for the warfare commenced by way of the governments of Russia and Belarus.

IOC President Thomas Bach

In March, the IOC cleared the manner for Russians and Belarusians to be reinstated under situations. A selection approximately the Olympic beginning permission should handiest be made later.

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Bach talked about that Ukrainians maintain to compete in positive sports activities, inclusive of biking and tennis, even though Russians compete, however are banned from different sports activities, inclusive of fencing or swimming. “The entire world longs for Ukrainian athletes to shine in Olympic competitions,” Bach said.

With regard to the Russia query, the 69-year-antique again pointed out that the umbrella company have to save you all sorts of discrimination. The IOC line became recently supported by using the individuals of the G7 summit in Hiroshima. “It’s approximately nothing less than our values, about the unity of the Olympic motion,” stated Bach.