Russian athletes: IOC welcomes the G7's position "respecting the autonomy of sports organisations"

"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomes the reference to sport in the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders' Statement on Ukraine, which they issued during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan. The statement says that the G7 are 'fully respecting the autonomy of sporting organisations' and want to ensure that 'Russian and Belarusian athletes are in no way appearing as representatives of their states'. This is fully aligned with the position of the IOC in this respect," announced the body on 22/05/2023.

• "Athletes with a Russian or a Belarusian passport must compete only as individual neutral athletes.
• Teams of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport cannot be considered.
• Athletes who actively support the war (in Ukraine led by Russia with the support of Belarus since 24/02/2022) cannot compete. Support personnel who actively support the war cannot be entered.
• Athletes who are contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies cannot compete. Support personnel who are contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security…