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Ukraine Files CAS Appeal to Block Reinstatement of Russian Olympic Committee

The NOC asks arbitrators to annul the IOC's July 7 decision so judges can rule on whether Russia may regain Olympic rights before Los Angeles 2028.

Olympic rings in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during an Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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The IOC lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee earlier this month

Overview

  • Ukraine's National Olympic Committee lodged a Statement of Appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on July 28 seeking to annul the IOC's provisional lift of the ROC's suspension.
  • The NOC says the IOC acted prematurely and ignored a 2024 CAS finding that the ROC breached the Olympic Charter by recognising sports bodies in Russian-held Ukrainian regions.
  • The IOC lifted the ROC suspension on July 7 but kept limits such as a ban on flags and anthems at IOC events and shifted final admission authority to individual federations.
  • Sports bodies remain split over readmission: some federations have allowed Russian athletes and restored national symbols in certain sports while World Athletics has kept its ban.
  • The appeal raises the prospect of CAS rulings that could produce legal uncertainty, federation-by-federation disputes and political pressure on funding and event access as teams and athletes prepare for LA 2028.