Estonia Calls For EU To Defund IOC & Other Reactions To Russia's Lifted Olympic Suspension
Ukraine said the IOC decision rewarded Russia while Kyiv mourned 26 people killed in missile and drone strikes, and Russia appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- The International Olympic Committee voted Tuesday to lift the 2023 suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee "provisionally," reversing restrictions imposed after Russia incorporated sports organizations from occupied Ukrainian territories.
- Ukraine's Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi condemned the decision, citing its timing the day after missile and drone strikes killed 26 people in Kyiv and Vyshneve during the worst bombing since the full-scale 2022 invasion.
- Calling the move a "total lack of respect for sport," Bidnyi noted that Russia has killed 660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches during the full-scale war, normalizing what he termed war crimes against children.
- International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry defended the decision, stating the IOC wanted athletes not held responsible for government actions, while critics accused the leadership of "turning a blind eye" with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics approaching.
- World Athletics maintains its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, while Ukrainian officials express concern about potential competition against Russian foes at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, scheduled for October.
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Kallas: IOC's decision to reinstate Russians is out of touch with reality
European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas called the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to invite Russian athletes back "blind to reality." She also announced that the European Commission is suspending funding for the Venice Biennale, which has already allowed Russians to participate.
After the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to ease restrictions on Russia, the designated Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys states that such a step is not neutral and contributes to reducing Russia's international isolation.
Allowing Russia back into the Olympics undermines what the games represent
The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted the 2023 suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, allowing Russian athletes to participate in the next Olympics, despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the IOC's own principles of peace and human dignity.
The chief diplomat of the European Union, Kaya Kallas, condemned the recent decision of the International Olympic Committee, which creates the conditions for the return of Russian athletes to the competition.
The heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the European Union categorically condemned the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to lift restrictions on Russian athletes.
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