OKR

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The Olympic Committee of Russia (OKR) was temporarily reinstated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 7, 2026, after a suspension that began on October 12, 2023. The suspension followed the inclusion of regional Olympic councils from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions—territories considered part of Ukraine’s jurisdiction. OKR was reinstated following changes to its charter, which excluded all regional members, and a declaration by Russia that it had ceased activities on temporarily occupied territories. The IOC emphasized ongoing monitoring but did not organiz…

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