Ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from 2024 Olympics

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Ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from 2024 Olympics

20.09.2023

Ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from 2024 Olympics

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With close links to Putin’s war machine, Russian and Belarusian athletes should be barred from the Paris Olympics next year, says former star athletes and EPP Group MEPs. At a roundtable event in the European Parliament, remarks were made on Russia’s military, killing thousands of Ukrainians – including hundreds of athletes – and it is unacceptable for Russian and Belarusians linked to that army to compete in the Games.

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