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Austria's Vice-Chancellor and Sports Minister Kogler Against Russia's and Belarus's Participation in the 2024 Olympics
Unlike the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC), Austria's Vice Chancellor and Sports Minister Werner Kogler is strictly against Russia's and Belarus's participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. According to Kogler, "it is simply unacceptable for Ukrainian athletes to compete against Russian and Belarusian athletes in the fight for medals."
Austrian Sports Minister Werner Kogler cannot imagine Russian athletes at the Olympics. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Christoper Dunker
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had recently spoken out in favor of the readmission of the Russians and Belarusians, who had been sanctioned since the previous year because of the war of aggression against Ukraine.
This was followed by fierce protests and threats of boycott from Ukraine, which was joined by other countries. Olympic committees and sports federations of…
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