BERLIN, April 1 — The International Olympic Committee criticised Ukraine’s decision not to allow Ukrainian athletes to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris...
BERLIN, April 1 — The International Olympic Committee criticised Ukraine’s decision not to allow Ukrainian athletes to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, saying today this will hurt only Ukrainian sport and its athletes.
Athletes from the two countries have been banned from most elite international sporting competitions since March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the previous month. “The IOC has always maintained that it is not up to governments to decide which athletes can participate in which international competitions.”
The IOC is to make a separate decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris Games at a later date. Ukraine has threatened to boycott the games if Russians are allowed to compete there.
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