Topic - Thomas Bach

IOC president Thomas Bach told leaders of governing bodies on the 32-sport Paris program, who have ultimate control over their own events, some had proven how Russian and Belarusians could continue to compete.

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A UN-recognized human rights adviser often cited by the IOC and Bach, Alexandra Xanthaki, who has said exclusion from sport based on an athlete's passport is discrimination, said in a filmed speech “blanket retribution (against athletes) actually undermines peace.”

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus →