Athletes who were approved to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag can only “experience the event” – likely watching from near the river.
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has decided.
Russia and Belarus are barred from team sports at the Olympics because of the war in Ukraine and the IOC has laid out 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.
The IOC also revealed details of the replacement flag in jade green that will be used for neutral athletes at medal ceremonies, where a specially written anthem without lyrics will be played.In another source of tension between Olympic leaders and Russian sport, the IOC has decided that the International Boxing Association led by Kremlin-backed Umar Kremlev will not be involved in organising bouts for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“If we do not have a new boxing body to work in partnership with the IOC, we will not be in a position to have boxing at the program of ,” the Olympic body said.
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