Russia’s National Olympic Committee (ROC) has awarded 169 active its country’s participation in the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang (9th place). till 25. February) under a neutral flag. This was announced by ROC Vice President Stanislav Poznnyakov on Thursday.
According to his statement, the nomination was made in coordination with Russian and international trade associations. It was not known at first how many athletes in which disciplines will compete as “Olympic athletes from Russia” in South Korea after Russia’s exclusion from the Olympic Games due to systematic state doping.
A week ago, the list of potential Olympic starters from Russia was reduced from 500 to 389 active participants, according to a statement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The overall size of the Olympic delegation from Russia was 340 people.
Whether the number of Russian sportsmen and women in Pyeongchang will continue to grow is now being decided by the International Sports Court CAS. The appeal proceedings in Lausanne, which have been underway since Monday, are to be closed on Saturday for 39 active members of staff in Lausanne who have been banned for doping. The CAS ruled that the judgment would be delivered on Tuesday to Friday of the following week (30 July 2008). January to 2. February) in prospect.
According to Russia’s Minister of Sport Pavel Kolobkov, the nominated athletes can now decide independently on their participation in the Olympics. According to information, Russia wants to organise substitute competitions during the Winter Games for athletes from Russia who are not admitted to the Olympic Games and foreign athletes who are not nominated for the Olympic Games.