The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provisionally lifted the suspension of the russian Olympic Committee (ROC) that had been in effect since 12 October 2023.
The decision was taken following a thorough analysis by the IOC’s Legal Affairs Commission, considering that the ROC no longer includes as its members any regional sports organisations in territories falling under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, the IOC said in a statement.The decision on whether to host events and sports competitions in russia, to invite russian government or state officials to competitions, or to allow the display of the russian flag, anthem, colours or any other identifications, is at the discretion of each nternational Federations and international sports event organiser, and should reflect whether their national federations are in good standing, it added.
