The former heavyweight boxing world champion, the brother of Vitaliy (mayor of Kyiv), Ukrainian Volodymyr Klitschko, said that Thomas Bach serves the interests of Russia after the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) proposed the readmission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to Russia. sports competitions are international, writes DPA.

In a post on Twitter, Klitschko blames what he calls a “false target”.

“The IOC allows Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Olympics under a ‘neutral flag.’ This[decisionisafalsegoalThomasBachservesthecolorandinterestsofRussiaThedecisionoftheIOCpollutestheOlympicspiritandisstupidbecausethewarstartedbyRussia”-[decizieesteoțntăfalsăThomasBachserveşteculorilorşiintereselorRusieiDeciziaCIOcontamineăăsespiritulolimpicşiestecaşirăzboiuldeclanşatdeRusiaoprostie”-[рішенняєпомилковоюметоюТомасБахслужитьколоритутаінтересамРосіїРішенняМОКзабруднюєолімпійськийдухієдурнимяківійнарозпочатаРосією»-[decizieesteoțintăfalsăThomasBachserveşteculorilorşiintereselorRusieiDeciziaCIOcontamineazăspiritulolimpicşiestecaşirăzboiuldeclanşatdeRusiaoprostie”-Volodymyr Klychko.

The IOC recommends reintegrating Russian and Belarusian athletes into the competition

The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday it would recommend that Russian and Belarusian athletes be reinstated in international competition under a neutral flag and as individuals, unless they supported the war in Ukraine and were not closely linked to the Russian military or services.

The IOC leaves everything to the international federations and competition organizers

The IOC supports and recommends the reintegration of Russian and Belarusian athletes into competition, provided that they did not support the war in Ukraine. Also, athletes must not be under contract with the Russian military or special services.

The International Olympic Committee held several rounds of consultations with the entire Olympic movement over a period of 4 months and concluded that international federations and competition organizers should decide whether or not to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate.

“The executive committee of the organization will at the appropriate time make a decision regarding their possible participation in the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, which Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries have threatened to boycott if Russia is present.

We will not be able to find a solution that will satisfy everyone. We will have to live with it” – Thomas Bachpresident of the IOC.

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