IOC (International Olympic Committee) Sports Director Keith McConnell has allowed changes to the number of Russian athletes participating in the Paris Olympic Games. His words provide guidance DEA News.
Athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus compete at the Olympic Games under a neutral flag. Now accepted Applications for participation in the games from 15 Russian and 17 Belarusian athletes.
Before this, the IOC officially approved Russian rowing representative Anna Prakaten changes her citizenship to Uzbekistan ahead of the Paris games.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee issued an appeal to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify.
The Paris Summer Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Rower Shtyl, who had previously received neutral status, not allowed Without explanation to the Olympic Games.