Lausanne-Switzerland, December 30 (QNA) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach underlined the importance of keeping the sport sanctions IOC imposed on Russia and Belarus over the military operation Moscow launched in Ukraine last February.
“No international sports events being organized or supported in Russia or Belarus,” Bach said adding that no national symbols whatsoever of these countries being displayed at any sports event or meeting.
“These sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian states and governments must and will remain firmly in place,” he stressed.
“At the same time, we are supporting the athletes and members of the Ukrainian Olympic community everywhere with all our solidarity. Also in the new year, the Ukrainian athletes can count on the full commitment to this solidarity from the IOC and the entire Olympic Movement. We want to see a strong team from the NOC of Ukraine at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026,” the IOC chief said. (QNA)