This move has no impact on Russian athletes, the overwhelming majority of whom are still unjustifiably excluded from international competitions. Their neutral status remains unchanged.
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), as a participant in the international sports movement, reserves the right to protect its own interests, as well as the interests of athletes and organizations of a sovereign country, which we diligently represent.
The Minister of Sports of Russia and the President of the Russian Olympic Committee congratulated Washington Capitals forward and Russian national hockey team player Alexander Ovechkin on breaking the NHL’s all-time scoring record.
Kirsty Coventry, double Olympic swimming champion, current IOC Executive Board member, and the Zimbabwean sports minister won the presidency of the International Olympic Committee.
A two-day project session titled “Strategic Development of Sports Universities and Olympic Academies: Transformation of the Financial Model” has started in Moscow. The Minister of Sport, President of the Russian Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev was present at the opening ceremony.
