The Executive of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ACNOA) It has been shown “united” supporter of participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes “in all international competitions”.
According to a statement from this continental organization, its president, former Algerian basketball player Mustafa Berraf, clarified after an Executive meeting in Nouakchott that “ACNOA is in line with the position of the International Olympic Committee and the president of this, Thomas Bach.”
“This will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with total neutrality and without any sign of identification,” the note added.
The IOC has not publicly indicated that athletes from the embattled nation of Ukraine and its main ally, currently excluded from competitions, will participate in the Paris Games, but it is in favor of exploring ways to try to this. as neutral athletes, without representing their countries.
“AcNOA reaffirms its position that politics cannot put pressure on sport and strip it of its fundamental values, which are rooted in peace, unity and solidarity (…). Under no circumstances should the players pay the athletes a high price of any conflict, whatever it is and wherever it is”, indicates the statement of the African committees, which calls for the war in Ukraine to “end and for the world to find peace, tranquility and tranquility”.
Source: La Verdad
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