IOC Executive Board Suspends ROC
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has on Thursday been suspended by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board, "with immediate effect until further notice". The suspension by the IOC is for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine. ROC recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories illegally annexed by Russia since its full-scale invasion began in 2022. Olympic Councils from the regions of Luhansk, […]
