Europe's leading human rights watchdog on June 22 demanded a total ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics "as long as Russia's war of aggression" in Ukraine continues. The Council of Europe urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its constituent sports federations to uphold "its position expressed in 2022 and to ban the participation" of these athletes from the next Olympics and "all other major sporting events." The IOC in March recommended allowing the athletes to compete as individual neutrals in international competitions provided they did not actively support the war in Ukraine. To read the original story by AFP, click here.
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