LAUSANNE, March 20 — Olympic chiefs announced yesterday that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer’s Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to...
Athletes from Russia and Belarus have faced sanctions from a multitude of sports since Moscow launched its assault on Ukraine in February 2022. — AFP picLAUSANNE, March 20 — Olympic chiefs announced yesterday that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer’s Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony.
Macleod said the scenario mirrored that at the 1992 Barcelona Games for “Independent Olympic Participants” from former Yugoslavia. The IOC in December suspended Russia from the 2024 Games, but gave the green light for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals as long as they do not actively support the war on Ukraine.Athletes from Russia and Belarus have faced sanctions from a multitude of sports since Moscow launched its assault on Ukraine in February 2022.
It is currently projected that “under the most likely scenario, 36 AINs with a Russian passport and 22 AINs with a Belarusian passport will qualify for the Olympic Games”.Some 330 Russian athletes and 104 from Belarus took part in the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games.
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