Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic states reiterated on Monday their call to maintain the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Olympics, saying "not a single reason" existed to lift the restrictions.
Official mascots of Paris 2024 Olympics are unveiled at Olympic Committee Headquarters, Saint-Denis, France, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/ Gonzalo Fuentes/ File Photo
"There exists not a single reason to move away from the exclusion regime for Russian and Belarusian athletes set by the IOC [International Olympic Committee] more than a year ago," Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said in a statement co-signed by Ukraine. "We strongly believe that now is not the time to consider the opening up of a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to the Olympic Games in any status," the statement said.With the Paris Olympics less than 500 days away, the International Olympic Committee said in January it wants to continue its ban "on flag, anthem, colors or any other identifications" from the two countries.
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