MOSCOW, July 8. /TASS/. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has taken note of the recommendations issued by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in regard to the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and national athletes and will study the documents to determine the procedure of their return to international competitions, the IBSF press office said in a statement to TASS on Wednesday.
The International Olympic Committee announced a decision on July 7 to provisionally lift an earlier-imposed suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and also recommended lifting restrictions on the participation of Russian athletes in all international tournaments.
"The IBSF acknowledges the IOC's latest decision to provisionally lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and that its previous recommendations to International Federations with regard to Russian athletes’ participation are no longer applicable," the statement reads.
"The IBSF will now review its own Statutes, Rules and Regulations to determine the appropriate process and any necessary amendments for their implementation within the IBSF framework," the statement added.
In early June, the IBSF elected a new president of the global sports federation, Heike Groesswang from Germany. The IBSF is now expected to consider the possibility of bringing Russian athletes back for the federation’s licensed tournament in the first half of September.
