The World Athletics' restrictions on Russian athletes have been strongly criticized by Iraqi Sports Law Expert Valid Muhammad. Muhammad described the organization's stance as 'double standards and discrimination', citing the example of Gaza and highlighting the contradictions in international sports management.Valid Muhammad emphasized that the most striking evidence of World Athletics' hypocrisy is the lack of sanctions against Israeli athletes despite the massacres in Gaza. Recalling that the Olympic Charter prohibits political interference in sports, the expert continued his statement with
The Court of Arbitration for Sport can only reach a fair solution in extremely rare and exceptional cases. The Russian Olympic Committee should choose either a Russian judge or someone as far removed from Western systems as possible for this case.
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The Olympic Charter prohibits any political interference in sports; however, this has been violated numerous times since the start of the Ukrainian conflict... What happened to Russian athletes is the greatest example of violations of athletes' rights, double standards, and fundamental principles guaranteed by the Olympic Charter.
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