The International Olympic Committee may not be inviting Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, but there's no rush to decide whether athletes from those countries will be there.
"I think we are going to" IOC President Thomas Bach told reporters during a virtual media roundtable Tuesday about the upcoming Olympics, according to a translation of his response in French.
Bach ruled out any decision this summer on whether Russians and Belarusians can compete in Paris as "neutral athletes," stripped of any identification of their home countries including flags, anthems or team colors. "We need to be as confident as possible that the right choice is being made," he said, adding he "cannot imagine" a decision coming at theIn reality, the IOC leader said in French in response to another question, the deadline "is just before" the Paris Olympics begin a year from now, adding it's "very difficult" to be more specific.
"I really ask you for your understanding," Bach said, according to a translation. "We want to do this in a diligent manner and in order to do that, we've got to see exactly what is going to happen during the qualifiers."spelling out the "strict conditions" for Russians and Belarusians to participate in international competitions as "neutral athletes," as long as they have not actively supported the war against Ukraine, are working.
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