Financial assistance from the IOC to athletes who stayed in Afghanistan

Over 500,000 euros will be sent by ILO in the Afghanistan to support all the athletes who have remained there, after regaining power from them Taliban. According to what its president said International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach to journalists: “Thanks to our discreet diplomacy, the Taliban accept and support the delivery of humanitarian aid by ILO to members of the Olympic community still living in Afghanistan. ” Thus, $ 560,000 will be allocated to approximately 2,000 people participating in their sports Olympic and Paralympic Games. There are about as many athletes trapped in Kabul and in other cities, while 300 fled with its evacuation plan ILO that issued visas to athletes, coaches, officials last August, amid the unrest in Afghanistan.

“It simply came to our notice then Taliban that free access to sport, regardless of gender, nationality, religion or other identity, is fundamental to respect for Olympic Charter“, Explained o Thomas Bach. The term “discreet diplomacy” was used for the second time in a short time by ILO, who also referred to him in her case Peng Shui. THE Chinese tennis champion has been missing for several weeks after she complained of sexual harassment by her former vice president Of China, Zhang Gaoli. He reappeared in a video call with him Thomas Bach on 21 November and a second one at the beginning of December and by this act it was considered that the ILO acted behind the scenes to guarantee its safety.

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