Sunday, 14 March 2021
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed the International Olympic Committee s (IOC) decision to refuse to recognition his son’s election as National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB) President is political , and that the country will seek to hold out for its independence.
Viktor Lukashenko replaced his father Alexander, the Belarus President, as head of the body during the NOCRB General Assembly last month.
Both men were banned from attending the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by the IOC in December after allegations of political discrimination towards athletes.
This followed protests against Lukashenko’s controversial re-election as Belarus President last August.
Monday, 8 March 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refused to recognise the election of Viktor Lukashenko as President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Republic of Belarus and Dmitry Baskov as a Board member.
Viktor Lukashenko replaced his father Alexander, the Belarus President, as head of the body during the NOC s General Assembly last month.
Both men were banned from attending the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by the IOC in December after allegations of political discrimination towards athletes following protests against Lukashenko’s controversial re-election as Belarus President last August.
Belarusian Ice Hockey Association President and NOCRB Board member Baskov was also sanctioned by the IOC.
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has claimed the organisation still wants Belarus to co-host its World Championship next year despite the crisis in the country, as he called off a meeting with Alexander Lukashenko at the last minute after testing positive for COVID-19.
Fasel and IIHF secretary general Horst Lichtner had been due to meet Lukashenko today to discuss concerns surrounding the country s co-hosting of the 2021 IIHF World Championship, amid the Belarus Government s heavy-handed crackdown on protestors against his regime.
Both have now tested positive for COVID-19, however.
Lukashenko was yesterday banned from attending the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games under a series of provisional measures imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB), which he has led for 23 years.
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