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The Court of Arbitration for Sport has registered an appeal filed by the Russian Olympic Committee against the decision by the International Olympic Committee to suspend its membership, the independent judicial body said today.
The challenge arose over the IOC’s suspension of the ROC following the ROC’s decision to include as its members some regional sports organisations which are under the authority of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine.
In its appeal to the CAS, the ROC requests that the challenged decision be set aside and that it be reinstated as a NOC recognised by the IOC, benefiting from all rights and prerogatives granted by the Olympic charter.
The CAS arbitration proceedings have commenced. In accordance with the code of sports-related arbitration (the CAS code), the arbitration rules governing CAS procedures, the parties are exchanging written submissions and the panel of arbitrators that will decide the matter is being constituted.
We are committed to a constructive analysis of the completed work and fruitful discussion on the next steps. The review will not be easy, but Ukraine’s team has been working smoothly and effectively for over 20 months of the large-scale war.
We clearly understand the critical need to maintain IMF’s support not only for further budget needs financing, but for the country’s development and its European future.
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