MOSCOW, March 30, Andrey Simonenko. President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach expressed the hope that if a decision is made on the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Olympic Games, athletes from Ukraine will not refuse to compete with them.
Earlier, the IOC Executive Committee postponed the decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Olympic Games in Paris. Earlier, the NOC of Ukraine stated that it would consider a boycott of the Paris Olympics if Russians and Belarusians were allowed there.
«»Many athletes from warring countries have participated in the Olympic Games, including athletes from countries that are at war with each other. If we decide on the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Olympics, what else will we did not, then, based on this experience, we hope that the Olympic spirit will prevail in this case as well,» Bach said at a press conference.