FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends the opening of the Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
It was also met with surprise and sharp criticism by other international sports federations which accused Coe of failing to consult them prior to his unilateral move. Bach said while sponsors, governments or private institutions provided payments to athletes for Olympic success, the role of an international sports federation was not that.
"The role of the IFs... is they have to make every effort to try to close the gap between the athletes coming from privileged countries and those coming from less privileged countries," Bach said.Bach said he expected the Paris Games, starting on July 26, to be secure and successful despite the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and he was not expecting protests on the field of play, or athletes refusing to compete against those of other nations for political reasons.
"This is what we are working for and this is why we are supporting both NOCs and supporting in particular the Palestinian athletes who have not qualified on the field of play," Bach said.
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