The National Association of Civil War Victims – the Moral Entity which by law protects and represents civilian war victims in Italy – with a letter addressed to the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, asked that sporting competitions be suspended sine die international planned within the Russian territory, due to the war conflict that saw Ukraine invaded by the military from Moscow.
Following in the wake of what has already been done by Uefa and Fia – which canceled, respectively, the Champions League final in St. Petersburg and the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Sochi – the President of ANVCG Michele Vigne, in the letter, reiterated how “War, by its very nature, contradicts the values of peace and peaceful coexistence of the Olympic Games of which the IOC is the guardian and promoter. For this reason, aware of the important and influential role played by the International Olympic Committee in promoting these values, I appeal to you, in your capacity as President, so that the IOC, through a decision of the Executive Board, suspend international sports competitions indefinitely. scheduled within Russian territory. I therefore trust that your work will continue to be guided by the values of respect for human dignity, the defense of peace and solidarity among peoples even in difficult circumstances “.