Ukraine begins CAS appeal against IOC move to reinstate Russian Olympic Committee

July 29 : The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine has begun the process of appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to provisionally reinstate the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), the Ukrainian ruling body said on Wednesday.The IOC provisionally lifted the ROC's suspension on July 7, a significant step towards Russia's reintegration into the Olympic fold ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games.The ROC was suspended in October 2023 for recognising regional Olympic councils in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.The move was the latest step in the IOC's gradual easing of restrictions on Russia's return to intern