MOSCOW, 3 Mar. The Russian Olympic Committee is ready to defend the rights of suspended Russian athletes in court, the organization said in a statement posted on its official website. On Monday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that international sports organizations remove Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions. On March 3, the Executive Committee of the ROC considered the statements of the IOC and the decisions of the international federations that followed them. judicial procedure and other civilized means,» the statement says. The organization called the bans on participation in international competitions unreasonable and discriminatory against Russian athletes and public sports organizations. The ROC notes that the Olympic Charter does not contain any reference to the «Olympic Truce», and the resolution of the UN General Assembly cannot be used as a pretext to discriminate against athletes.
