The mayor of 2024 Olympic host Paris becomes the latest figure to call for Russian athletes to be banned from the Games while the war on Ukraine continues.
abc.net.au/news/paris-mayor-says-no-russian-team-at-2024-olympic-games/101944228Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says there should be no Russian delegation at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war against Ukraine.Anne Hidalgo previously said Russians and Belarusians could compete under a neutral flag but back-pedalled
Russia welcomed the IOC's path back to the Olympics but says it should not leave out athletes deemed to be "actively supporting the war in Ukraine" Acknowledging a final decision belonged to the International Olympic Committee , Hidalgo said she wanted Russian athletes banned "as long as there is this war, this Russian aggression on Ukraine".
The latest backers are the Nordic nations whose Olympic, Paralympic and confederations wrote a joint letter to the IOC to reiterate their opposition to Russian and Belarusian athletes being allowed to take part in international sports.
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