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The International Olympic Committee<\/strong> has called on international federations to “relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus” following the military invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The FINA<\/strong> World Short-Course Championships<\/strong> are due to be held in Kazan, Russia,<\/strong> from 17-22 December 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The start date is one day after their ban<\/strong> on hosting global events expires.<\/p>\n

The IOC statement reads:<\/p>\n

“The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated today the IOC\u2019s strong condemnation of the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the government of Belarus through its support in this. The respective UN resolution<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0adopted by the UN General Assembly<\/a>\u00a0on 2 December 2021 by consensus of all 193 UN Member States. The Olympic Truce began seven days before the start of the Olympic Games, on 4 February 2022, and ends seven days after the closing of the Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n

“The IOC EB today urges all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus. They should take the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and Belarussian governments into account and give the safety and security of the athletes absolute priority. The IOC itself has no events planned in Russia or Belarus.<\/p>\n

“In addition, the IOC EB urges that no Russian or Belarussian national flag be displayed and no Russian or Belarussian anthem be played in international sports events which are not already part of the respective World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions for Russia.<\/p>\n

“At the same time, the IOC EB expresses its full support to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.<\/p>\n

“The IOC EB expresses its deep concerns about the safety of the members of the Olympic Community in Ukraine and stands in full solidarity. It notes that the special IOC task force is in contact with the Olympic Community in the country to coordinate humanitarian assistance where possible.<\/p>\n

“The IOC EB asks the task force to continue to closely monitor the situation and to keep the IOC EB informed and updated, also with regard to potential amendments of today\u2019s resolution.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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