Sports policy - State Sports Association criticizes IOC decision on Paris 2024
The State Sports Association of Hesse has criticized the IOC's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as neutral athletes. "Russia is still waging a brutal war of aggression against Ukraine and the close connection between the state, the military and Russian sport cannot be denied," said lsb h President Juliane Kuhlmann in a statement issued by the umbrella organization on Thursday.
"Furthermore, in our view, the state-supported doping system has neither been dealt with nor overcome," added the official. The state sports federation is therefore against the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus. The legal opinion presented by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in the spring, according to which the exclusion of Russian athletes from international sports competitions is not a violation of international prohibitions on discrimination, remains valid for the state sports federation.
The International Olympic Committee(IOC) decided last Friday that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be allowed to take part in the Olympic Games in Paris as neutral athletes. The governing body granted individual athletes from both countries permission to compete subject to certain conditions, provided they meet the qualification requirements. As is already the case for returning to international competitions, the condition is that Russians and Belarusians may only compete in Paris under a neutral flag. Teams are not permitted.
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) had called on the IOC and the world sports federations to consistently exclude Russian and Belarusian individual athletes if they supported the Russian war of aggression in any way or had any connection to the Russian government or the Russian military.
Communication from the national sports federation IOC communication
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- Despite the criticism from the State Sports Association of Hesse, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as neutral athletes.
- Juliane Kuhlmann, the President of the lsb h (State Sports Association of Hesse), strongly opposes the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the Olympic Games due to their country's involvement in the brutal war against Ukraine and the close relation between the state, military, and Russian sports.
- In her statement, Kuhlmann also underscores the fact that the state-supported doping system in Russia has not been sufficiently addressed and resolved.
- The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) previously presented a legal opinion that the exclusion of Russian athletes from international competitions does not violate international prohibitions on discrimination, a viewpoint that the State Sports Association of Hesse aligns with.
- Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) urged the IOC and global sports federations to consistently exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes if they offer any support or are connected to the Russian war of aggression or the Russian military.
- The decision of the IOC allows individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the Olympic Games in Paris, provided they meet certain conditions and compete under a neutral flag.
- The stance of the State Sports Association of Hesse and the German Olympic Sports Confederation is a part of the larger international discourse surrounding Russia's involvement in sports and its ongoing military actions in Ukraine.
Source: www.stern.de
