Russian War Crimes Mean ‘No Place’ For Flag At Paris 2024, Says France's Macron

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Russian War Crimes Mean ‘No Place’ For Flag At Paris 2024, Says France's Macron
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“There can’t, obviously, be a Russian flag at the Paris Games,' the French president said.

Sep 8, 2023, 09:11 AM EDTPARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said the Russian flag has no place at next year’s Paris Olympics because of theRussia has not been allowed to fly its flag at the Olympics since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Since then, Russians have been competing at the Summer and Winter Olympics under various names because of doping issues.

The IOC has encouraged governing bodies of individual sports to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as “neutral athletes” without national symbols or flags in Olympic qualifying events.The governing bodies of most Olympic sports have either adopted the IOC policy already or are working on plans to do so. The IOC still recommends barring Russia and Belarus from team sports and excluding athletes who are contracted to the military or security forces.

Asked whether he favors the presence of Russian athletes, Macron said the issue “should not be politicized.” Macron acknowledged that as president of France he has a say in the matter, “but within the framework of a dialogue.”France could refuse to issue visas to Russian athletes, coaches and officials, as some European countries have done for sporting events they have hosted since the invasion started.

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