The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus will be barred from participating in the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
As tensions between Russian and Belarusian athletes and the International Olympic Committee continue to rise ahead of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, the IOC announced Tuesday that neutral athletes with passports from those countries will not be able to participate in the Opening Ceremony parade.
Russia and Belarus are barred from team sports at the Olympics because of the war in Ukraine and must undergo a two-step vetting procedure for individual athletes from those countries to be granted neutral status. Those athletes must first be approved by the governing body of their individual sport and then by an IOC-appointed review panel. Neutral athletes must not have publicly supported the invasion of Ukraine, or be affiliated with military or state security agencies.
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