[Reuters]–Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Honorary Commissioner Craig Reedy of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Russia and its partner Belarus may not be able to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. ..
The IOC Vice-President and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Chairman, Honorary Commissioner Reedy, told the British media, “We will have to decide what will happen to these two countries, and the general feeling is that we should allow them to participate. You wouldn’t think it is. “
In February, the IOC announced a policy to exclude athletes from both countries from the competition to the governing body of each competition. In May, President Thomas Bach said the participation of Russian players was uncertain.
Of the Olympic competitions, only bicycles, tennis and judo are allowed to continue in both countries. However, Honorary Commissioner Leady questioned whether even athletes from those competitions would be allowed to participate in the qualifying, saying that it would be unrealistic to allow them to participate in the qualifying tournament after the start of the qualifying tournament.
