The head of the IOC refused to withdraw recommendations for the removal of the Russians

MOSCOW, June 19 Head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said that the time has not yet come to withdraw the recommendations for the suspension of Russian athletes. On Sunday, an extraordinary congress of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) is being held in Budapest, in which Bach also takes part. «We must not forget that we have organizations that suffer from confrontation. We are all concerned. We see that a new world order is now being formed. You know our position regarding sanctions and recommendations, which I do not need to repeat. But I want to warn you that, in the end, by taking the necessary measures, we must not forget our mission.World sport stands for unification and respect for uniform rules.Therefore, our sanctions and recommendations are what they are, and I want to thank FINA for following these recommendations.Until the time has come for their revision or mitigation. But this does not mean that we should forget about the dilemma that has arisen. We are a global organization, sport should unite,” Bach said. “We need to follow the development of the situation, what is happening. As I said at the opening ceremony of the Games in Beijing, all world leaders need to give peace a chance,» Bach said. At the end of February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that international sports federations not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.A number of international federations excluded Russians and Belarusians from competitions under their auspices, as well as canceled the competition in Russia.Other federations allowed athletes from two countries to compete in a neutral status.