LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) still has sufficient time to decide whether Russian and Belarusian athletes will take part in next year's Paris Summer Olympics, it said on Wednesday (Jun 21). The IOC sanctioned Russia and its ally Belarus after Moscow invaded Ukraine in Feb
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Olympic Committee still has sufficient time to decide whether Russian and Belarusian athletes will take part in next year's Paris Summer Olympics, it said on Wednesday .
Many international federations have since included Russian and Belarusian athletes who can compete with no flag or anthem, while athletes who support the war or are contracted to military or national security agencies are excluded. "You want a time frame and we said we will take a decision when the time is right," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said."That is the right thing to do and see how things are developing."
Some international sports federations, however, have decided not to allow athletes from those countries back, going against the IOC recommendations.
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