Opposition to Russians being allowed to compete at next year's Paris Olympics is intensifying, as the UK government prepares to convene talks with more than 30 countries
In the last three summer and winter Olympics between 2018 and 2022, Russian athletes have been prevented from competing with the national flag or anthem as punishment for the country's state-sponsored doping scheme.has said any neutral flag for Russia in Paris would be"stained with blood".
In an appeal to sporting authorities, he said:"As long as the war is going on, as long as our motherland is being bombed, as long as we are fighting for freedom and independence, we have a great wish not to see them [Russians and Belarusians].He added:"The price of Ukrainians' lives is of the highest value. We have no right for compromise … when our Ukrainians are dying.
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