CAS registers Russian appeal against Olympic membership suspension

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) against the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend its membership, the independent judicial body said on Monday (Nov 6).

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach gestures as he speaks during a news conference, ahead of the 141st IOC Session, in Mumbai, India, on Oct 13, 2023.

"In its appeal to the CAS, the ROC requests that the Challenged Decision be set aside and that it be reinstated as a NOC recognised by the IOC, benefiting from all rights and prerogatives granted by the Olympic Charter," CAS said in a release. The Russian Olympic Committee was banned with immediate effect on Oct 12 for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee said.

"And that the Games themselves can be used as an instrument of political pressure against people who have nothing to do with politics. And as gross, and in fact racist, ethnic discrimination."

 

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