President of the IOC Al-Hussain allowed the lifting of sanctions from Russia
Candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the head of the Olympic Committee of Jordan, Prince Faisal al-Hussain, allowed the removal of restrictions with Russia. His words are given by Inside the Games.
“The Olympic Charter is what drives me. If Russia complies with the charter, I have no reason to apply sanctions to it, ”he said. In his opinion, athletes should be provided with equal conditions and access to sports regardless of political circumstances.
Earlier, the head of the International Ski Federation and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and presidential candidate Johan Eliash advocated the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes for world tournaments in neutral status. He proposed to use the conditions of the admission used at the 2024 Olympics.
Since the end of February 2022, most Russian athletes have been removed from tournaments on the recommendation of the IOC. Some athletes got the opportunity to perform on the world arena in neutral status, some of the Russians changed citizenship and represents other countries.
Source: Lenta
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