The president Thomas Bach called IOC protective measures of the sanction to the Russian athletes

The president International Olympic Committee) Thomas Bach declared that actions on discharge of the Russian and Belarusian athletes from the international competitions should be regarded not as sanctions, and as protective measures. "The question of participation of the Russian and Belarusian athletes in competitions needs to be separated from sanctions concerning their governments. Athletes cannot be punished for solutions of the states. The question of their participation always concerned protective measures, instead of sanctions to keep integrity of competition and to ensure safety athletes of these countries" — Thomas Bach transfer words to information agency "ITAR-TASS"...