![]() Questions still remain over whether athletes from Russia and Belarus will be able to compete as independent athletes, under the Olympic flag. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had announced their intention to not offer invitations to the Russian and Belarusian Olympic Committees two weeks ago, but it's only at today's ceremony that it's been set in stone. The remaining 203 national committees were all given invitations at an event in Paris to mark one year until the Olympic opening ceremony on the river Seine. Organisers of the Paris Olympics have officially blocked the countries from competing, after not extending a formal invitation to the Games. It's a year to the day until the world's best athletes descend on Paris for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games - but we know now for certain that Russia and Belarus will not be there. ![]()
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