Russia to Rejoin 3-4 Sports Under Flag

IOC [International Olympic Committee] decisions have been fully adopted; they completely comply with the Olympic Charter and Olympic values,

Consensus

• Russian athletes may return to international competitions under the flag of Russia in three to four additional sports within the next one and a half months.
• The International Olympic Committee has made decisions allowing this return, which are consistent with the Olympic Charter and Olympic values.
• The restoration of these rights is attributed to the International Olympic Committee, not Russia or its officials.
• The restoration is described as restoring the integrity of sport.
• Russia's participation in international competitions is conditional on written guarantees of athlete access from organizers.
• European countries continue to hinder Russian athletes' participation by refusing visas.

Points of divergence

• The IOC temporarily suspended the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee in July. — vedomosti
• Countries that do not allow Russian athletes to compete may lose their right to host international tournaments in the next few years. — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

• Degtyarev: up to four sports will return to competitions under the Russian flag — Ведомости
• Degtyarev spoke about work on returning athletes to competitions under the Russian flag — Вести

Key entities

• Russia
• Mikhail Degtyarev
• Moscow
• IT 'News'
• IOC
• OKR
• Olympic Committee
• International Olympic Committee

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