World Athletics Has No Legal Basis Against Russia, Says Degtyarev
OKR reported to the IOC that Russia is failing to comply with rules regarding the admission of athletes with Russian symbols; the country will be stripped of tournaments in the next 1-2 years, said Degtyarev for TASS.
Consensus
- World Athletics has no legal basis against Russia.
- Mikhail Degtyarev is the Russian Minister of Sport and head of the Russian Olympic Committee.
- The Russian Olympic Committee has informed the IOC about violations of athlete eligibility rules.
- Russia has filed a second appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against World Athletics' decision to extend sanctions on Russian athletes.
- Sanctions against countries that violate athlete eligibility rules could result in losing tournaments in the next 1–2 years.
Points of divergence
- The IOC has requested that sanctions on Russian athletes be lifted and that they be allowed to compete under the national flag without neutrality checks. — vesti
- Countries that violate athlete eligibility rules will lose tournaments in the next 1–2 years. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (3 sources)
- U World Athletics has nothing against Russia, said Degtyarev — Вести
- Degtyarev warned about consequences of barring Russians from competitions — Вести
- Olympic Committee informs IOC on non-compliance with rules regarding admission of Russians with RF insignia, countries violating rules will be deprived of tournaments in the next 1... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Russia
- Degtyarev
- OKR
- TASS
- IOC
- World Athletics
- Moscow
- IT 'News'
- Olympic Committee
- International Olympic Committee