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Third Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine and International Sport

Third Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine and International Sport

Posted on February 23, 2023 By NewsEditor
Third Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine and International Sport

The text of the following statement was agreed upon by the ministers of sport or their equivalent from the countries and individuals listed at the bottom of the statement.

Begin text:

Ministerial and senior representatives from our collective group of nations met on Friday 10 February. We were honored to be joined by President Zelenskyy, who outlined the ongoing devastation being inflicted on Ukraine, including its sports infrastructure and athletes, due to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustifiable war of choice, facilitated by the Belarusian government.

We reaffirmed our nations’ two previous collective statements of 8 March 2022 and 4 July 2022, and discussed the statement of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of 25 January 2023.

We welcomed the IOC’s reaffirmation and reinforcement of their existing sanctions in place, and their statement committing to solidarity and support for Ukrainian athletes and the Ukrainian Olympic Committee.

While recognizing the autonomy of sports bodies, given the invasion of Ukraine and its devastation is ongoing, we agreed that the IOC’s proposal on exploring a pathway back to competition for individual Russian and Belarusian athletes raises many questions and concerns.

In its statement of 28 February 2022, the IOC recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not compete, in part because “many athletes from Ukraine are prevented from doing so [participating in sport events] because of the attack on their country.” Wherever such an exclusion was not possible on short notice for organizational or legal reasons, the IOC recommended that Russian or Belarusian nationals should be accepted only as neutral athletes and that no national symbols, colors, flags or anthems should be displayed.

We noted that the situation on the ground in Ukraine has only worsened since this statement. We firmly believe that, given there has been no change in the situation regarding the Russian aggression in Ukraine, and as an imperative for fairness and solidarity towards the Ukrainian athletes whose facilities have been destroyed and who have had to leave their country (or stay to fight for the defense of Ukraine in which very many have lost their lives), there is no practical reason to move away from the exclusion regime for Russian and Belarusian athletes set by the IOC in their statement of 28 February 2022.

We also noted that through their choices, action and ongoing invasion Russia broke the Olympic Truce that has been continuously supported by the United Nations General Assembly since 1993.

In our collective statement of 4 July 2022, in view of the non-discrimination principle, we recognized that Russian and Belarusian nationals could be allowed to compete as ‘neutral’ individuals, subject to conditions to ensure they are clearly not representing their states.

However, in Russia and Belarus sport and politics are closely intertwined. We have strong concerns on how feasible it is for Russian and Belarusian Olympic athletes to compete as ‘neutrals’ – under the IOC’s conditions of no identification with their country – when they are directly funded and supported by their states (unlike, for example, professional tennis players).

The strong links and affiliations between Russian athletes and the Russian military are also of clear concern. Our collective approach throughout has therefore never been one of discrimination simply on the basis of nationality, but these strong concerns need to be dealt with by the IOC.

As long as these fundamental issues and the substantial lack of clarity and concrete detail on a workable ‘neutrality’ model are not addressed, we do not agree that Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed back into competition. Noting the IOC’s stated position that no final decisions have been made, we strongly urge the IOC to address the questions identified by all countries and reconsider its proposal accordingly. We also note that Russia and Belarus have it in their own hands to pave the way for their athletes’ full return to the international sports community, namely by ending the war they started.

Signed by the following ministers or their equivalents:

Austria: Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, Minister of Arts and Culture, Civil Service and Sport

Belgium: Ben Weyts, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Animal Welfare, Brussels Periphery, Education and Sport of the Flemish Government. This signature commits the Flemish Community, the French-speaking Community and the German-speaking Community of Belgium

Canada: The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport

Croatia: Dr. Nikolina Brnjac, Minister of Tourism and Sport

Cyprus: Prodromos Prodromou, Minister of Education, Sport and Youth

Czech Republic: Vladimír Balaš, Minister for Education, Youth and Sports; Ondřej Šebek, President of the National Sports Agency

Denmark: Jakob Engel-Schmidt, Minister of Culture

Estonia: Piret Hartman, Minister of Culture

Finland: Petri Honkonen, Minister of Science and Culture

France: Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Germany: Mahmut Özdemir MP, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community

Greece: Lefteris Avgenakis, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport, Responsible for Sport

Iceland: Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Education and Children

Ireland: Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education

Italy: Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sport and Youth

Japan: H.E. NAGAOKA Keiko, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Republic of Korea: H.E. PARK Bo Gyoon, Minister of Culture, Sports & Tourism

Latvia: Anda Čakša, Minister of Education and Science

Liechtenstein: H.E. Dominique Hasler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport

Lithuania: Dr. Jurgita Šiugždinienė, Minister of Education, Science and Sport

Luxembourg: Georges Engel, Minister of Sport

Malta: Hon Clifton Grima, Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation

Netherlands: Conny Helder, Minister for Long-term Care and Sport

New Zealand: Hon Grant Robertson, Minister for Sport and Recreation

Norway: Anette Trettebergstuen, Minister of Culture and Equality

Poland: Kamil Bortniczuk, Minister of Sport and Tourism

Portugal: João Paulo Correia, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport

Romania: Carol-Eduard Novak, Minister of Sports

Slovakia: Ján Horecký, Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic

Slovenia: Matjaž Han, Minister of the Economy, Tourism and Sport

Spain: Miquel Octavi Iceta i Llorens, Minister of Culture and Sport

Sweden: Jakob Forssmed, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health

United Kingdom: The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

United States of America: Lee Satterfield, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs

End text.

For further information, please contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, [email protected].

Official news published at https://www.state.gov/third-statement-on-russias-war-on-ukraine-and-international-sport/

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