Indonesia's boomerang backfires. The IOC Executive Board announced several measures on Wednesday following the refusal of Israeli visa applications for World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta. The strongest is undoubtedly the decision of stop " any form of dialogue with the Indonesian NOC regarding the organization of future editions of the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, as well as other Olympic events or conferences "The pressure will inevitably increase since Indonesia is openly targeting the organization of 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The situation will remain as it is until the Indonesian government provides " sufficient guarantees ensuring that all participants, regardless of their nationality, will be able to travel to the country ". The IOC Executive Board also recommends that all IFs not to organize meetings or international sporting events in Indonesia by then.
To avoid any such incident, she calls on the FIs to " integrate guarantees into their host contracts ensuring access to the countries concerned for all athletes " as part of the Olympic Games qualifications. In the statement published this Wednesday, she concluded by asking the Indonesian NOC and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to go to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to discuss this situation.
