Decision of The IOC Executive Board

Decision of the IOC Executive Board
The IOC Executive Board (EB) today deliberated on the findings of the Schmid Commission
addressing the systematic manipulation of the anti-doping system in Russia prior to this
decision. The Commissions report also addresses the manipulation of the anti-doping
laboratory at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014, which targeted the Olympic Games
directly. The EB approved the Commissions report.
Now that due process has been followed, and the right to be heard has been granted, the
EB, following the recommendations of the Schmid Commission, took the following decisions:
I. To suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) with immediate effect.
II. To invite individual Russian athletes to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang
2018 according to the following guidelines:
1. The invitation list will be determined, at its absolute discretion, by a panel

chaired by Valerie Fourneyron, Chair of the ITA. The panel will include
members of the Pre-Games Testing Task Force: one appointed by WADA,
one by the DFSU and one by the IOC, Dr Richard Budgett.
2. This panel will be guided in its decisions by the following principles:
a) It can only consider athletes who have qualified according to

the qualification standards of their respective sports.
b) Athletes must be considered clean to the satisfaction of this

panel:
- Athletes must not have been disqualified or declared ineligible

for any Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
- Athletes must have undergone all the pre-Games targeted

tests recommended by the Pre-Games Testing Task Force.
- Athletes must have undergone any other testing requirements

specified by the panel to ensure a level playing field.
The IOC, at its absolute discretion, will ultimately determine the

athletes to be invited from the list.
3. These invited athletes will participate, be it in individual or team

competitions, in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 under the
name Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR). They will compete with a
uniform bearing this name and under the Olympic Flag. The Olympic
Anthem will be played in any ceremony.
4. These invited athletes will enjoy the same technical and logistical support
as any other Olympic athlete.
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5. The panel, at its absolute discretion, will determine an invitation list for
support staff and officials.
6. This panel will be guided in its decisions by the following principles:
a) No member of the leadership of the Russian Olympic Team at

the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 can be included on the
invitation list.
b) No coach or medical doctor whose athlete has been found to

have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation can be included
on the invitation list. All coaches and medical doctors included
on the invitation list must sign a declaration to this effect.
c) Any other requirement considered necessary to protect the

integrity of the Olympic Games.
7. The IOC, at its absolute discretion, will ultimately determine the support
staff and officials to be invited from the list.
III. Not to accredit any official from the Russian Ministry of Sport for the Olympic Winter
Games PyeongChang 2018.
IV. To exclude the then Minister of Sport, Mr Vitaly Mutko, and his then Deputy Minister,
Mr Yuri Nagornykh, from any participation in all future Olympic Games.
V. To withdraw Mr Dmitry Chernyshenko, the former CEO of the Organising Committee

Sochi 2014, from the Coordination Commission Beijing 2022.
VI. To suspend ROC President Alexander Zhukov as an IOC Member, given that his
membership is linked to his position as ROC President.
VII. The IOC reserves the right to take measures against and sanction other individuals
implicated in the system.
VIII. The ROC to reimburse the costs incurred by the IOC on the investigations and to
contribute to the establishment of the Independent Testing Authority (ITA) for the
total sum of USD 15 million, to build the capacity and integrity of the global anti-
doping system.
IX. The IOC may partially or fully lift the suspension of the ROC from the
commencement of the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games
PyeongChang 2018 provided these decisions are fully respected and implemented
by the ROC and by the invited athletes and officials.
X. The IOC will issue operational guidelines for the implementation of these decisions.
Lausanne, 5 December 2017

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I. To suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) with immediate effect.

1. The invitation list will be determined, at its absolute discretion, by a panel

2. This panel will be guided in its decisions by the following principles:

a) It can only consider athletes who have qualified according to

b) Athletes must be considered clean to the satisfaction of this

- Athletes must not have been disqualified or declared ineligible

- Athletes must have undergone all the pre-Games targeted

- Athletes must have undergone any other testing requirements

The IOC, at its absolute discretion, will ultimately determine the

3. These invited athletes will participate, be it in individual or team

6. This panel will be guided in its decisions by the following principles:

a) No member of the leadership of the Russian Olympic Team at

b) No coach or medical doctor whose athlete has been found to

c) Any other requirement considered necessary to protect the

V. To withdraw Mr Dmitry Chernyshenko, the former CEO of the Organising Committee

Lausanne, 5 December 2017

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