Post: Qualification for and Participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games -Ensure Safety and Fulfill Duty of Care
...Qualifying Competitions Athletes and athletes’ representatives have contacted us with questions and concerns about hygiene and safety concepts at competitions abroad. They are often insecure whether the hosts fully comply...
Post: 300+ of International Fencers Call on the IOC & FIE to Uphold the Ban of Russia & Belarus
...To: Mr. Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee Mr. Emmanuel Katsiadakis, Interim President, International Fencing Federation CC: Ms. Emma Terho, Chair, International Olympic Committee Athlete Commission Mr. Rubén Limardo Gascon,...
Post: Statement by Wheelchair Basketball Athletes placed in the middle of governance - risk of losing eligibility for the Tokyo Paralympic Games
...to allow all athletes to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Games because their lack of foresight has all athletes in a state of confusion, wrongfully leaving their prospects of competing...
Post: Athlete Groups Call on World Anti-Doping Agency to Implement Stronger Reforms
...will be heard, we are releasing our position immediately. Signed, The Athletics Association AthletesCAN Athleten Deutschland e.V. Danish Olympic Committee Athlete Commission United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athlete Advisory...
Post: Athleten Deutschland reiterates calls for complete exclusion of Russia and Belarus as long as war of aggression continues
...position: As long as the war of aggression continues, we consider a complete exclusion of Russia and Belarus to be imperative. In the course of a so-called Global Call of...
Post: War of Aggression against Ukraine: Call for Complete Ban of Russia and Belarus from the International Sporting System
...sanctions lists. Exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions for the duration of the war of aggression. Athletes should be allowed to compete again under a neutral flag...
Post: Reaction to Revelations of Suspected Chinese Doping: Need for Independent Investigations and Appropriate Consequences
...Committee, in particular from and towards government and sports stakeholders, a completely independent composition of the Executive Committee, the strengthening of independent athlete representation, and equal representation of athletes alongside...
Post: After Suspected Kidnapping Attempt: Protect Kristina Timanovskaja and Examine Possible Consequences
...Committee may also be considered. Belarusian athletes should then continue to be allowed to compete under a neutral flag and be protected accordingly.” Background on Belarus: The courageous advocacy of...
Post: The IOC Must Distance Itself from Open Threat and Protect Athletes' Freedom of Expression
Berlin, January 20, 2022. According to the Washington Post, a member of the Chinese organizing committee has threatened foreign athletes that “any behavior or speech that is against the Olympic...