The Russian Olympic Committee was banned with immediate effect on Thursday for recognizing regional organizations from four territories annexed from Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2023/10/13/ioc-bans-roc-ukraine/?utm_content=bufferf8280&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #olympics #russianolympiccommittee #internationalolympiccommittee #ukraine
IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee over annexed Ukrainian territories

The IOC added the ROC would not be eligible for any funding after it recognized Olympic Councils from Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

The Japan Times