International Olympic Committee executive board suspends Russian Olympic Committee

The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee's executive board, but no decision has yet been taken on whether individual athletes from the country will be allowed to compete at next summer's Games in Paris.

The IOC said in a statement that the ROC's suspension related to its unilateral decision on 5 October to include as members regional sports organisations which are under the authority of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee.

These regional organisations are within territories annexed by the Russian military amid its invasion of Ukraine.

The IOC added: "The IOC reserves the right to decide about the participation of individual neutral athletes with a Russian passport in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at the appropriate time."