International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission chair Emma Terho
has praised the Estonian Olympic Committee for the staging of its
inaugural athletes' forum.
National Olympic Committees have offered a mixed and divided response
to the Russian Olympic Committee's presence at the Association of
National Olympic Committees General Assembly here amid the ongoing war
in Ukraine.
Most of the political parties represented at the Riigikogu have reported their third quarter 2022 (Q3 2022) financials to the Political Parties Financing Surveillance Committee (ERJK).
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has suggested that Russian and Belarusian athletes should gradually be allowed to return to international sporting competitions. In light of Bach's proposal, Head of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Michel Vion also said, that it may be possible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under neutral flags, in the FIS World Championships, which take place in December. Siim Sukles, secretary general of the Estonian Olympic Committee, and sports journalist Ott Järvela discussed the issue on ETV morning show "Terevisioon."