International Olympic Committee urges sports bodies to move or cancel events in Russia, Belarus

Condemning the Russian attack on Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee has urged all the sports federations to cancel or relocate their upcoming events scheduled to take place in Russia and Belarus.

In a media statement, IOC said that the sports federations should take the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and Belarussian governments into account and give the safety and security of the athletes an absolute priority.

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The IOC also asked the sports bodies to not display the Russia and Belarus flags at the events.

Last December, all 193 United Nation members agreed to a global truce that would begin seven days before the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing on February 4 and expire seven days after the Paralympic Games on March 13.