The IOC reported prank calls on behalf of the head of the African Union Commission

The International Olympic Committee said it was receiving calls from a person claiming to be the head of the African Union Commission. He wanted to get arguments on the politicization of sports. The IOC considers this a “Russian disinformation campaign.”

“During the calls, a person posing as the chairman of the commission wanted to receive arguments specifically from the IOC regarding the politicization of sports,” the statement says. message committee. The organization believes the calls were made by the same group that has “already attacked a number of world political leaders and other high-ranking officials in the same manner.”

In December 2023, the IOC Executive Committee decided that Russian and Belarusian athletes can only be admitted to the Paris Olympics in neutral status in individual competitions. A maximum of 54 athletes from Russia and 28 from Belarus will be able to participate in the competition. The IOC banned Russians and Belarusians from participating in the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the IOC’s decision to admit Russian athletes to international competitions is “a complete distortion of the ideas of the Olympic movement.” He accused committee on racist and ethnic discrimination.

Read more in the Kommersant article. “The IOC does not believe in friendship”.

Leonid Uvarchev