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Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Saturday that he shared the “grief and human suffering" of Ukrainian athletes, stressing that if it was not up to individual governments to decide who takes part in international sporting competition.Ukrainian…

Last Updated: February 11, 2023, 18:32 ISTRussian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin (Twitter) Sports minister Matytsin was cited by Russian state-run news agencies stating that the attempt to dictate the conditions of athletes' participation in…

Last Updated: February 11, 2023, 01:00 ISTVolodymyr Zelensky (Twitter) Ukrainian President Zelensky asserted that the mere presence of representatives of the terrorist state is a manifestation of violence and lawlessness during a virtual…

Last Updated: December 31, 2022, 00:43 ISTIOC President Thomas Bach (AP Image)IOC president Bach said that the sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian states and governments must and will remain firmly in place. He further said…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a return to competition of Russian athletes who do not support the country's invasion of Ukraine, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday (Sep 30). The IOC issued guidance to sports…

KYIV: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Sunday said the organisation would ensure that Ukrainian athletes could compete at the 2024 Olympics despite the Russian invasion. Speaking during a visit to Kyiv to meet…

Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sports because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished, International…

LAUSANNE (Switzerland): Not all Russians should be blamed for their government's decision to invade Ukraine and that includes Russian members of the International Olympic Committee, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday, defending his…

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has international athletics commissions distancing themselves from Russia. But they put up with Putin’s authoritarianism for far too long.Illustration: Getty ImagesThe reckoning has finally come for the…

IMAGE: The IOC also urged federations to ensure that no athlete or sports official from Russia or Belarus would be allowed to take part under the name of Russia or Belarus. Photograph: Pierre Albouy/Reuters The International Olympic…