IOC: Russians allowed to compete in international competitions "as individual neutral athletes"

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Thomas Bach (GER), IOC president since 10/09/2013 - ©  CIO

• "Athletes with a Russian or a Belarusian passport must compete only as individual neutral athletes.
• Teams of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport cannot be considered. 
• Athletes who actively support the war (in Ukraine led by Russia with the support of Belarus since 24/02/2022) cannot compete. Support personnel who actively...

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Thomas Bach (GER), IOC president since 10/09/2013 - ©  CIO

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