The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended the decision to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutrals. Speaking at a forum in Geneva, Switzerland, Thomas Bach said “individual atheletes cannot be punished
A day after four-time Olympic medalist Olga Kharlan was disqualified from the 2023 Fencing World Championships for refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has now guaranteed her place in the 2024 Olympic Games. IOC president
The International Olympic Committee will send out invitations for the 2024 Paris Olympics later this month, but Russia and Belarus will be among the nations that will not be included. The IOC announced Thursday that while a formal decision regarding the participation
The International Boxing Association was banished from the Olympic family on Thursday, ending a years-long dispute fueled by defying advice and instructions from the IOC. Boxing, however, will keep its status as an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Games. The International
Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko, brother of Kyiv mayor, rips IOC for allowing Russians to compete
The International Olympic Committee has established regulations for Russian and Belarusian athletes when they compete, but they aren’t enough for Ukrainian boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko. Athletes from Russia or Belarus must compete under a neutral status and have no military links, and
Wladimir Klitschko joined the Ukrainian Army in 2022 when Russia launched its invasion in February, and now he is a part of the fight to block those who supported Vladimir Putin from participating in the Olympics. Klitschko, who won a gold medal
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cleared the path for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the upcoming Olympics under the Council of Asia, a statement released Wednesday said. The IOC said it “welcomed and appreciated the offer from the Olympic