Lausanne, Switzerland, March 20, 2024: OCA Executive Board member Ryu Seung-min of Korea has been selected as one of three members of a new IOC Individual Neutral Athlete Eligibility Review Panel (AINERP).
The announcement was made on the first day of the IOC Executive Board meeting on Tuesday, March 19 in connection with the participation of Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
AINs are athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport who have qualified through the existing qualification systems of the International Federations on the field of play. The implementation follows the strict eligibility conditions which were put in place for AINs by the IOC EB on December 8, 2023.
On Tuesday, the IOC EB received an update that there are currently 12 AINs with a Russian passport and seven AINs with a Belarusian passport who have qualified for Paris 2024, out of the 6,000 quota places that have already been awarded for the Olympic Games.
The IOC EB decided the following:
*To establish the Individual Neutral Athlete Eligibility Review Panel (AINERP) to evaluate the eligibility of each athlete with a Russian or Belarusian passport who obtains, or who could obtain, a qualification place for Paris 2024, and that of their support personnel.
*The Panel will be composed of three members: Ms Nicole Hoevertsz, IOC Vice President, Chair of the Panel; Mr Pau Gasol, IOC Ethics Commission representative; Mr Ryu Seung-min, IOC Athletes’ Commission representative. Ryu is also Chair of the OCA Entourage Committee.
*Medals won by the AINs will not be displayed in the NOC medal table.
*AINs will not participate in the parade of delegations (teams) during the Opening Ceremony, since they are individual athletes. But an opportunity will be provided for them to experience the event.
*During the victory ceremonies, the AIN flag will be flown and the AIN anthem will be played.
Source: IOC - International Olympic Committee | Olympics.com