IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee over Ukraine move

IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee over Ukraine move

MUMBAI: The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended Russia national Olympic body with "immediate effect" for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine membership by recognising illegally annexed territories.
The move comes after the Russian Olympic Committee recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories that Russian has annexed since its invasion began in 2022.
"The Russian Olympic Committee is no longer entitled to operate as a National Olympic Committee, as defined in the Olympic Charter, and cannot receive any funding from the Olympic movement," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said after the opening day of an executive board meeting in Mumbai.