new Delhi. According to another big news, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has now asked international federations to transfer or cancel the venues of all sports events from Russia and Belarus.
Not only this, this committee of the IOC has also said that the national flag of Russia or Belarus will not be raised in any international sports events. In fact, until the issue of the current Russo-Ukraine war is not completely resolved, even their national anthem will not be played at any sports event at the moment.
Along with this, Formula One has canceled the Russian Grammy, which was to be held on 25 September. At the same time, UEFA has also shifted the Champions League from St. Petersburg to Paris for the time being.
IOC Executive Board urges all International Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarushttps://t.co/w3zJFhiWpc
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) February 25, 2022
So apart from this, the international chess body FIDE has also decided to cancel the hosting of the Olympiad in Russia. The 44th Chess Olympiad was to be held this year in Russia, the biggest bastion of chess, but FIDE has now decided to cancel it.
Let us know that Russia started military action in Ukraine on Thursday 24 February and intensified it on the second day, reaching the borders of the capital Kiev.
Here, in view of the intensity of the matter, on Friday, 25 February, the IOC issued an appeal to all the countries. The Olympic Committee said it “should take into account the violation of the Olympic ceasefire by the governments of Russia and Belarus and give full priority to the safety of athletes.”