IOC responds to Swiss demand for exclusion of Russian officials
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has justified the non-exclusion of Russian and Belarusian officials, saying IOC members are elected as individuals by the IOC and, according to the Olympic Charter, do not represent their country in the body.
The Lausanne-based IOC was speaking to the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA on Monday in response to Swiss demands that officials from those two countries be banned from top positions in international sports federations.
The IOC added that currently there are no IOC meetings in which Russian members participate.
On Thursday Swiss Sports Minister Viola Amherd sent a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach, saying that in view of the situation in Ukraine it was no longer sufficient to exclude only athletes from the two countries from competitions abroad.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ioc-responds-to-swiss-demand-for-exclusion-of-russian-officials/47524336
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