Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to complete as neutrals at 2024 Olympics

Athletes and support personnel who actively support the war in Ukraine remain barred.

NEUTRALS: Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to complete as neutrals at next summer’s Olympics in Paris, the International Olympic Committee has announced. Pic Thomas SAMSON / AFP

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to complete as neutrals at next summer’s Olympics in Paris, the International Olympic Committee has announced.

The IOC said on Tuesday that sporting federations had requested a decision “as soon as possible” amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.