Vladislav Grigoriev 18:23, 07.07.26 UNIAN
Edited by Red Square Maidan – ©UkraineToday.org
The restrictions of February 28, 2022 and March 28, 2023 regarding Russian athletes and teams no longer apply
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has temporarily suspended the disqualification of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and recommends lifting all restrictions on Russian athletes, the committee’s website said .
It is noted that the decision was made after an “analysis of the situation” conducted by the IOC Legal Commission. The committee stated that the Russian Olympic Committee no longer includes regional sports organizations in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The ROC also assured that they will not conduct activities in these territories.
The IOC added that the restrictions on Russian athletes and teams from February 28, 2022 and March 28, 2023 no longer apply. International federations and competition organizers are now no longer required to follow the restrictions imposed after the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
The IOC said Russian athletes will be able to return to international competitions on a general basis, but will be required to undergo testing and participate in an anti-doping program under the supervision of the International Testing Agency. Many athletes will also be required to undergo multiple tests before being allowed to compete.
The committee stressed that they will not hold their own events on Russian territory or invite Russian government officials to their competitions. Decisions on the admission of the Russian flag, anthem and other national symbols will, as before, be made by international federations and tournament organizers.
IOC recommended lifting all restrictions on Belarus
Previously, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) canceled recommendations to restrict the participation of athletes and teams from Belarus in international competitions, which were introduced after the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The IOC recommends that Belarus be fully restored to its rights in international sports, including allowing athletes to compete under its own flag and anthem, and that it lift all restrictions imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
What International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules did russia break when they invaded Ukraine?
Russia violated the Olympic Charter’s provisions on territorial integrity and undermined the symbolic Olympic Truce when it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Specifically, the International Olympic Committee suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in October 2023 because the ROC violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee by attempting to absorb regional sports organizations in the occupied Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
According to the IOC negotiations with russia, the IOC lifting of sanctions means that the regional sports organizations in the occupied regions of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia can only compete under the Ukrainian flag.
The IOC responded, “Athletes and sports organizations from those occupied territories remain under the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine.”
Further; “The IOC provisionally lifted the suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) specifically because the ROC formally removed those occupied regional councils from its membership and legally pledged not to conduct any activities in those regions.“
“The lifting of the sanctions changes nothing about the territorial sovereignty of Ukrainian sports.”
More related bullet points from the IOC decison:
Exclusive Ukrainian Jurisdiction: The IOC’s Legal Affairs Commission reaffirmed that the regional sports organizations in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia fall strictly under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.
Legitimate Flag Representation: Because the IOC continues to recognize the pre-war, internationally accepted borders of Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee, any recognized athlete or organization native to those regions can only compete internationally under the Ukrainian flag.
The Terms of Russia’s Return: The ROC was only allowed back into the Olympic fold because it agreed to cease its attempts to annex these Ukrainian sports councils.
Recent russian violations of Olympic rules:
Russian athletes and officials have been implicated in over 150 individual Olympic anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) since 2000. This systematic cheating scheme has resulted in 51 Olympic medals being stripped from Russia—accounting for more than 30% of the global total.
Specific metrics highlight the extent of these rule breaches:
- Total Violations: Over 150 Russian competitors have been caught doping at the Olympic Games. Investigations revealed state-sponsored manipulation that involved over 1,000 athletes across 30 different sports.
- Medals Forfeited: Russian athletes have been stripped of 51 Olympic medals, the most of any country in Olympic history and quadruple the amount of the next highest nation.
- Institutional Sanctions: The scope of the violations led to two consecutive Olympic Games (2018 and 2020) where Russian competitors were forced to compete neutrally. The World Anti-Doping Agency initially banned the Russian flag entirely in 2019.
- Recent Breaches: Beyond doping, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in late 2023 for a breach of the Olympic Charter when the ROC incorporated sports bodies from annexed regions of Ukraine.
This all leads to one logical question; how likely is it that russia will now follow the rules and honor their agreement after such a poor history of following the rules?
Hey IOC… іди нахуй
It seems to me that the IOC missed the original broken rule in the first place, the Moskali were banned for “Russia violated the Olympic Charter’s provisions on territorial integrity and undermined the symbolic Olympic Truce when it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.”
Which had nothing to do with ruSSia stealing regional Ukrainian sports organizations. Meanwhile, ruSSia’s violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity continues and now endorsed by the IOC…
The IOC is at least as corrupt as FIFA. Only fools, idiots, and morons watch their fake games.
Next : the World Cup will be open to child-murderers. It’s already on the cards.