Ukraine accuses the IOC of ignoring Russian war crimes

The Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba today accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ignore the war crimes of Russia for recommending the readmission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions.

“The IOC is ignoring Russia’s war crimes by saying ‘no athlete can be disqualified from competing because of their passport,’ while Ukrainian athletes are being justly executed for their passports,” he wrote in Twitter the head diplomacy ukraine.

Also, hut urged all sports figures to make their position known on the IOC’s decision.

This Wednesday the IOC Executive He recommended the readmission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions, under a neutral flag and if they meet a series of conditions, including “not actively supporting the war in Ukraine.”

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The proposal was adopted exactly a year and a half after the inauguration of Olympics in Paris, with qualifying tournaments underway. Now athletes from two sanctioned countries can access them.

In this decision, the IOC He said he was considering a letter from the UN Rapporteur against racism and discrimination, in which he expressed his concern that banning the participation of athletes, referees and other sports actors based on their nationality could be discriminatory.

The example of Barcelona 1992 Olympic Gameswhere Yugoslav athletes at the time were able to compete as independents without representing their country, as it was subject to international sanctions.

The IOC statement He also emphasized that the received Russian and Belarusian athletes must demonstrate their compliance with the anti-doping code, and in this sense they will be subject to individual tests.

It also reiterated the need to strengthen its sanctions against Russia and Belarus as a State, indicating not to organize any international sporting events in them, and not to use flags, anthems or other national emblems during competitions.