(FEB 26) IOC EB urges all
International Federations to relocate or cancel their sports
events currently planned in Russia or Belarus
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) reiterated today the IOC’s strong condemnation of the
breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the
government of Belarus through its support in this. The
respective UN resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly
on 2 December 2021 by consensus of all 193 UN Member States. The
Olympic Truce began seven days before the start of the Olympic
Games, on 4 February 2022, and ends seven days after the closing
of the Paralympic Games.
The IOC EB today
urges all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel
their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus. They
should take the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and
Belarussian governments into account and give the safety and
security of the athletes absolute priority. The IOC itself has
no events planned in Russia or Belarus.
In addition, the IOC EB urges that no Russian or Belarussian
national flag be displayed and no Russian or Belarussian anthem
be played in international sports events which are not already
part of the respective World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions
for Russia.
At the same time, the IOC EB expresses its full support to the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the upcoming
Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
The IOC EB expresses its deep concerns about the safety of the
members of the Olympic Community in Ukraine and stands in full
solidarity. It notes that the special IOC task force is in
contact with the Olympic Community in the country to coordinate
humanitarian assistance where possible.
The IOC EB asks the task force to continue to closely monitor
the situation and to keep the IOC EB informed and updated, also
with regard to potential amendments of today’s resolution.
Today’s IOC statement builds on yesterday’s statement, which can
be found here.
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