Criticism by European governments of the push to reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into world sports before the 2024 Paris Games was called 바카라deplorable바카라 by the International Olympic Committee leader on Thursday. (More Sports News)
IOC president Thomas Bach also suggested those governments 바카라 which seemed to include his own home country Germany 바카라 had 바카라double standards바카라 for focusing on athletes from countries involved in just one of about 70 wars and armed conflicts ongoing in the world.
Bach detailed IOC advice on Tuesday to individual Olympic sports bodies of conditions by which they could decide to approve individual Russian or Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes, while continuing a ban from team sports.
The IOC said sports should exclude athletes who have military links, though Bach clarified on Thursday this likely should not apply to those who did one year of mandatory service.
바카라We have taken note of some negative reactions by some European governments in particular,바카라 Bach said at a news conference after an IOC executive board meeting.
Germany sports minister Nancy Faeser said the IOC's shift from its position one year ago to exclude all athletes and teams from Russia and Belarus as 바카라a slap in the face of Ukrainian athletes.바카라
바카라Those who let the warmonger Russia use international competitions for its propaganda are damaging the Olympic idea of peace and international understanding,바카라 Faeser said, echoing comments from other Ukrainian allies including Poland.
Bach responded it was deplorable that some governments 바카라do not want to respect the majority within the Olympic movement and of all the stakeholders nor the autonomy of sport which they are praising and requesting from other countries.바카라
바카라It's deplorable that these governments don't address the question of double standards with which we have been confronted,바카라 the German lawyer said.
바카라We have not seen a single comment from them about their attitude about the participation of athletes whose countries are involved in the other 70 wars and armed conflicts in the world.바카라
Criticism of sports officials was only hardening their stance against lawmakers, Bach suggested, and 바카라strengthened the unity.바카라
바카라It cannot be up to the governments to decide which athletes can participate in which competition,바카라 he said.
The final decision on which Russian and Belarusian teams can compete in international events, including qualification for the Paris Olympics, is for the governing bodies of individual sports.
However, World Athletics said last week it will continue its more than year-long exclusion for 바카라the foreseeable future.바카라
