MOSCOW, Sep 8 All protective measures and sanctions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ) in relation to the Russians continue to act, IOC Communications Director Mark Adams told reporters. «The IOC Executive Board constantly monitors the situation in Ukraine. The Committee has already adopted sanctions and protective measures, they remain in force. be Russian flags, colors and symbols, international federations should not hold competitions in Russia, all this remains in force,” Adams said during a press conference following the first day of the IOC Executive Board meeting. “Protective measures also remain in force, we have already repeatedly clarified the dilemma facing the international sports movement.Protective measures were taken as governments of different countries began to interfere in the area of responsibility of sports federations as to who can take to take part in competitions. This compromised the integrity of sports competition. To prevent the politicization of tournaments, we have taken protective measures. Since at present we cannot fulfill our humanitarian mission to unite the sports world, in order to protect this mission in the future, we were forced to recommend the non-participation of athletes only because of their nationality,» he added. Previously, the IOC Executive Board recommended prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions This recommendation was followed by most of the international federations.
