This comes after the ROC recognised regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine.
MUMBAI: The Russian Olympic Committee was banned with immediate effect on Thursday for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee said.
“The unilateral decision taken by the Russian Olympic Committee on 5 October 2023 to include, as its members, the regional sports organisations which are under the authority of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine constitutes a breach of the Olympic Charter,” the IOC said in a statement. “The suspension of the ROC does not affect the participation of independent athletes,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a press conference.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said the decision reflected the need for universal respect for the “territorial integrity of nations and the UN Charter.
“This secures de jure what was done de facto back in February 2022,” it added, referring to the ban on Russian athletes issued by most international sports federations in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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