The page for the Russian Olympic Committee has been restored to the…
The page for the Russian Olympic Committee has been restored to the International Olympic Committee website. On Tuesday, July 14, the IOC returned the ROC's page to its official site.
Consensus
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored the page of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) on its official website.
- The restoration occurred on July 14, 2026.
- The ROC's page had been removed from the IOC website in October 2023 after Russia’s membership was suspended.
- The restored page includes contact information for the ROC, including the address and names of its leadership: Mikhail Degtyarev and Viktor Berezov.
- The suspension of the ROC was due to the inclusion of regional Olympic councils from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions in Russia’s organization.
Points of divergence
- In October 2023, the IOC suspended the ROC's membership and stripped it of its status as a national Olympic committee. — vm
- The ROC revised its charter by removing all regional members after the suspension. — vm
- The IOC previously restored the ROC's membership and issued guidance recommending that international federations allow Russian athletes to compete without limits or restrictions. — vm
- Mikhail Degtyarev stated that the IOC’s decision was a green light for international federations to restore rights for all athletes in Russia. — vm
- Olle Dallin, president of the International Biathlon Union, said his organization does not intend to review sanctions against Russian athletes despite the new IOC recommendations. — vm
- Mikhail Degtyarev explained that the removal of restrictions on the ROC followed the elimination of the legal basis for previous sanctions against Russian athletes. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Page for the Russian Olympic Committee has been restored to the International Olympic Committee website — Дождь
- IOC Restores Page for Russian Olympic Committee on Website for First Time Since 2023 — Вечерняя Москва
- IOC has restarted its section on Russia on its website — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- IOC
- Olympic Committee
- OKR
- International Olympic Committee
- Moscow
- Mikhail Degtyarev
- Ministry of Sport