Tag: IOC
The IOC suspends the Russian Olympic Committee
At the ROK board meeting last week, the sports organizations of the four Ukrainian regions of Uhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya were elected as ROK members. Now the International Olympic…
The legend remains in the IOC despite the Russian army connection
In March, the IOC ethics commission investigated Isinbayeva’s membership, with the aim of stopping people who supported the war in Ukraine or had links to the Russian military. “All the…
The IOC ruled on the return of the Russians to sports – the Finnish athletics boss talks about the impossibility of an “unclean decision”
The board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a policy on Tuesday, with which it transferred responsibility for the competition rights of Russians and Belarusians to international federations. The…
The IOC recommends the return of the Russians to competition, but delays for the 2024 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee recommended on Tuesday March 28 the reinstatement of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international competitions, under a neutral banner and “ individually if they did not…
Ukrainian athletes ‘know that we share their suffering’, says IOC President
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said that ” many Ukrainian athletes know how much we share their suffering and the efforts we make to help them…
Ukraine, Russia and the 2024 Olympics in Paris: the “Cornelian dilemma” of Macron and the IOC
The Ukrainian conflict is exported to the field of the Olympic Games. For several weeks now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been urging Emmanuel Macron and the International Olympic Committee…
Participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the 2024 Olympics: “The IOC will have the last word”
/ Podcasts / international guest Controversy for a few days around the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the next Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. While the International…
The return of Russian athletes is discussed in the IOC – Finland’s Olympic boss tells about an exclusive meeting to which the Nordic countries were not invited
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are still more than a year and a half away, but the discussion about whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate has already started.…
A Finnish member of the IOC reveals that there are discussions behind the scenes about Russia’s return to elite sports – some athletes want the Russians back
When Russia launched an attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it also had revolutionary effects on the world of sports. Four days after the attack began, the International Olympic…
Russian Olympic champion to hard attack on the IOC summit
A few days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February with the support of Belarus, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that the world national sports federations and competition organizations not…