[ビリニュス １０日 ロイター] – Thirty-five countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, have requested that athletes from Russia and Belarus be banned from participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Lithuanian Sports Minister announced on the 10th.
The pressure on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has increased, and the uncertainty surrounding the Paris Olympics has also deepened.
The Olympic Committees of the Nordic countries sent a letter to the IOC on the 7th, reiterating their opposition to the participation of athletes from Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, and neighboring Belarus.
Ukraine has also threatened to boycott the Games if Russian or Belarusian athletes compete in the Paris Olympics.
Ukrainian President Zelensky also participated in an online meeting of ministers responsible for 35 countries. I can’t,” he said.
“President Putin has made it clear that Russia and Belarus should not be allowed to participate in the Olympics as long as Putin continues his barbaric war,” tweeted Sports Secretary Fraser, who was also at the meeting.
Meanwhile, Poland’s sports minister said a boycott was not an option at the moment. “This is not the time to talk about a boycott yet,” he said, adding that the first step should be to consider pressuring the IOC in a different way.
