President of the International Ice Hockey Federation Luc Tardif told what conditions the International Olympic Committee put forward for the return of Russian hockey players to international competitions.

" One concerns following anti-doping rules. At the moment, we do not know how doping control is carried out in Russia, only there are a lot of questions on this topic. The second condition is that the athletes must not promote the war, but we do not quite understand it.. Therefore, in mid-February, we are scheduled to meet with the IOC. What should athletes do, sign some paper or what? We have many questions for the IOC,"

Recall that recently the International Olympic Committee called for the admission of representatives of the Russian Federation and Belarus to the competition in a neutral status, provided that they were not seen in active support of the war in Ukraine.

Later, the International Olympic Committee reacted to critical comments from Ukrainian officials regarding the possible admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris..

The idea of \u200b\u200bthe return of Russians and Belarusians to world sports was condemned, in particular, by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. It also became known that Poland and other countries may issue an ultimatum to the IOC if a decision is made on the admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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Earlier it was reported that a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the IOC a sports complex destroyed by the Russians in Bakhmut.