The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to temporally ban Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, also head of Belarus’ National Olympic Committee (BNOC), from the Olympic Games, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Monday. “To exclude the currently elected members of the executive board of the NOC of Belarus from all IOC events and activities, including the Olympic Games. This includes, in particular, Mr. Alexander Lukashenko in his capacity as BNOC President and legal representative of the BNOC, Mr. Viktor Lukashenko in his capacity as BNOC First Vice President and the person responsible for the BNOC’s operations and activities on a daily basis and Mr. Dmitry Baskov in his capacity as BNOC executive board member,” Bach said during a press conferences following IOC Executive Committee meeting.
