The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday that Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for Paris 2024 will be eligible to compete as neutral athletes – provided they meet eligibility requirements.

The decision of the International Olympic Committee's Executive Committee to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete at the 2024 Olympics in a neutral status is irresponsible, according to a statement by the Acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine,

The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Athletes and officials from Ukraine have repeatedly urged the IOC to expel Russia and Belarus entirely from the Olympics because of the war Russia started.

Individual Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to take part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as neutral athletes, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Friday. The IOC said participation in the Summer Games will be subject to certain conditions and provided the athletes fulfil the qualification requirements.

The International Olympic Committee says individual Russian and Belarusian athletes who qualify in their sport for the 2024 Paris Games can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year.

The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The IOC will allow Russian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics, despite the suspension of its national Olympic committee and the war in Ukraine.

Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee decision confirmed moves it started one year ago to reintegrate Russia and its military ally Belarus into global sports,

Individual athletes from Russia and Belarus who successfully qualify for next summer’s Paris Olympics will be allowed to compete in the Games, the International Olympic Committee announced on Friday,