Kyiv says the decision will only embolden Russia to prolong its war in Ukraine.
The International Olympic Committee is set to discuss Russia’s participation at the Paris Olympics in two weeks’ time.
“As a result of the General Assembly’s decision, Russia’s membership rights are suspended for two years,” the IPC said in a statement. “With the decision now behind us, I hope the focus as we lead-up to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games can now be very much on sport and the performances of Para athletes.”The IPC decision would only embolden Russia, Mihaylo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
The international athletes-led Global Athlete movement had hoped the IPC ban on Russia would continue in Paris. The IPC had last year suspended the paralympic committees of both countries and banned their athletes from competing following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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