MOSCOW, Sep 23 National Olympic and Paralympic Committees of Norway, Finland, Denmark , Sweden and Iceland issued a joint statement in which they called for maintaining the suspension of Russian athletes from international competitions, the text is available on the website of the NOC of Finland. On September 8, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Communications Director Mark Adams said that all protective measures and towards the Russians continue to act. «We call on the Olympic and Paralympic Movement and all international sports organizations to continue to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people and demand peace. We fully support the recommendations on the non-participation of all Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international sports,» the statement says. statement. At the end of February, the IOC recommended that international sports federations prevent Russian and Belarusian ski athletes to participate in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Most international federations have followed this recommendation. FIS Secretary General Michel Vion said on Thursday that the organization is considering allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete. The decision will be made in December.
