Russian and Belarusian athletes will miss the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. In this respect TASS Reported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
“No neutral athletes have qualified to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games,” the IOC said.
The competition will be held in Gangwon-do from January 19 to February 2. Athletes between the ages of 15-18 will participate in these.
At the previous Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2020, the Russian team won the medal standings. The national team won 10 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals.
On December 8, the International Olympic Committee allowed athletes from Russia to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games with neutral status. It was initially reported that eight Russians and three Belarusians received licenses for the Games, but on December 13 the IOC press service corrected this data. Now the organization’s website says that six Russian and five Belarusian athletes have won quotas for the Olympics.
In the same message, the IOC emphasized that “no flags, anthems or any symbols of Russia or Belarus will be flown at the Olympic Games” and “no government officials from Russia or Belarus will be invited to the Games.”
previously Ukraine denied He gets the IOC’s money because of Russia.