With one year to go until the Paris Olympics, IOC President Bach spoke on wanting a united and peaceful games
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00:00 We have as a mission to unite all the athletes of the world in a peaceful competition.
00:08 We have the responsibility not to punish athletes for the acts of their governments.
00:16 And this is something, you know, what the athletes around the world who support our approach
00:24 are also always expressing that they do not want to be held responsible for actions of their governments.
00:35 And this is the same what we are doing for all athletes of the world,
00:43 including the athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport,
00:50 while at the same time sanctioning the ones who are responsible for this breach of the Olympic truce.
01:02 And this is the Russian and Belarusian states and governments
01:07 by not having any international competitions in these countries,
01:13 by not allowing teams from these countries,
01:20 by not allowing any kind of national identification from these countries.