On Friday, January 17, at its meeting on Friday (March 17) in Hannover, the Executive Committee of the German NOC announced that it continues to advocate for the exclusion of Russians and Belarusians, as well as officials from these two countries, from international sports competitions.

" Russia and Belarus should not be given the opportunity to abuse the participation and success of their athletes in international competitions in order to promote war,"

It should be noted that at this meeting, the German National Olympic Committee refused to boycott the 2024 Games in case of admission of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

Recall, the International Olympic Committee called for the admission of representatives of the Russian Federation and Belarus to international competitions in a neutral status, provided that they were not seen actively supporting the war in Ukraine and comply with doping laws..

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Earlier it was reported that Germany refused to hold a fencing tournament due to the admission of Russians.