{"id":532378,"date":"2023-07-14T09:54:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=532378"},"modified":"2023-07-14T09:54:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:54:39","slug":"ioc-declines-to-extend-invitations-to-paris-olympics-to-russia-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ioc-declines-to-extend-invitations-to-paris-olympics-to-russia-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC Declines to Extend Invitations to Paris Olympics to Russia, Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"

IOC Declines to Extend Invitations to Paris Olympics to Russia, Belarus<\/strong><\/p>\n

The International Olympic Committee Thursday said<\/a> it will not send formal invitations to the 2024 Olympics in Paris to Russia and Belarus.<\/p>\n

The IOC traditionally sends formal invites to its more than 200 participating nations<\/a> one year before the Games, both Summer and Winter, are scheduled to open. The move is largely ceremonial and does not prevent the governing body from having a change of heart over the next 365 days. But the decision indicates that Russia and Belarus may not follow the typical protocols that apply for the 203 other participating nations who receive invitations on July 26.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite offering a workable pathway forward with the IOC\u2019s values-based recommendations, we are still confronted with two irreconcilable positions,\u201d the IOC said in a statement. \u201cThe Russian side wants the IOC to ignore the war. The Ukrainian side wants the IOC to totally isolate anyone with a Russian and Belarusian passport. Both positions are diametrically opposed to the IOC\u2019s mission and the Olympic Charter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe IOC navigates such an intractable situation through its values, which are its compass. This is why the IOC\u2019s athlete-centred recommendations address its core values of peace, unity, solidarity and non-discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n