The heads of the Baltic countries called for showing how the neutrality of the Russians will be determined
The presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have published a new appeal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding Russian athletes. LTOK reports this.
The Baltic leaders felt that it was necessary to show to the general public a technical or detailed description of the procedure that will be used to determine whether athletes meet the neutrality criteria. “It only takes one incident to turn the Olympic Games into a platform for battle. Let’s make sure this doesn’t happen,” they said.
On December 8, the IOC announced the admission of Russians and Belarusians to the Olympics in Paris. They will be able to take part in the tournament as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN). At the same time, athletes who support a special operation in Ukraine, or who have connections with the armed forces or security agencies of Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to participate in the Games.
The Olympic Games in Paris will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source: Lenta
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