(PLO)- Athletes from Russia and Belarus can participate in the 2024 Olympics but in a neutral capacity.
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The US supports Russian athletes to participate in the Olympics. Photo: REUTERS |
The move is supported by the US on the condition that the athletes do not use the national flag or emblem of their country.
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Theo AFP“The United States has supported the suspension of the national sports governing bodies of Russia and Belarus from international sports federations,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. However, if athletes are invited to an international event, such as the Olympics, “it is certain that they are not representing the countries of Russia or Belarus.
The use of the flags, emblems and official national anthems of Russia and Belarus should also be banned.”
The “voice” of the US has added to the debate, regarding the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky firmly opposes any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. While Russia is also pushing for the lifting of all restrictions and making arguments, the Olympics should not be politicized.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it was considering a “roadmap” for Russians to participate in the Summer Olympics, possibly as neutral athletes.
Theo AFPThe IOC’s willingness to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to visit Paris has divided the world of sports and diplomacy.
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IOC President – Thomas Bach. Photo: REUTERS |
Two UN rights experts have welcomed the IOC’s moves to allow athletes from the two countries to compete, arguing that no athlete should be “discriminated on the basis of nationality”. their”.
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has also supported the IOC’s moves to create a roadmap for athletes from Russia and Belarus.
At a conference in December 2022, USOPC president Susanne Lyons warned that the “structure” of the Olympic movement would be at risk if athletes were not given the opportunity to compete as neutrals.
Banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from Paris risks a return to the Olympic boycotts of the 1970s and 1980s.
“There are conflicts around the world every day, countries have wars every day, and if people decide to boycott everything, tit-for-tat – ‘You don’t come to our league, so we’re not going to your tournaments’ – very quickly, the fabric of the Olympic and Paralympic movement will collapse,” said Lyons.
However, US Olympic officials are adamant that athletes can only participate in “completely neutral” uniforms.
Similar words of support came from the Olympic Council of Asia and the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. But Britain, Poland and the Baltic states all condemned the IOC’s position.
After meeting his counterparts from the Baltics and Poland in Riga earlier this week, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics wrote on Twitter that allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Olympics was “unethical and wrong” “.
British Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan called the IOC’s plan “a world away from the reality of war that the Ukrainian people are experiencing”.
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