Ban RUS and BLR Athletes from Olympic Games 2024
Ban RUS and BLR Athletes from Olympic Games 2024
Why this petition matters
On Wednesday, the 25th of January 2023 the International Olympic Committee stated that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics as independent Olympians "if they do not represent their country or an organization affiliated with their country, though any athlete who actively supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would not be able to compete.".
THE ATHLETES THAT DO NOT CONDEMN RUSSIA'S INVASION, IN FACT, SILENTLY SUPPORT IT!
At the moment, almost 200 Ukrainian athletes have died since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 2022.
Nobody should try to be neutral when the basics of peaceful life are being destroyed and universal human values are being brutally ignored by russian and bielorussian people.
We support sport as a mean of peace but we do strongly believe, sport cannot be used as a tool for someone’s demonstration of supporting a bloody war against another nation.
WE, HEREBY, REQUEST THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO REVISE ITS DECISION AND BAN ALL RUSSIAN AND BIELORUSSIAN ATHLETES FROM THE COMPETITION, SHOWING THE ENTIRE WORLD THAT SILENT SUPPORT OF A MASSACRE CANNOT BE LEFT UNPUNISHED IN A CIVILIZED AND DEMOCRATIC WORLD.
Besides, WE ASK ALL NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTES TO DEMAND THE SAME FROM THE IOC, OR BOYCOTT THE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES.