Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of some Russian and Belarusian individual athletes at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, as long as they do not actively support the war against Ukraine.
The International Olympic Committee added that there were currently only eight athletes from Russia and three from Belarus who had qualified as neutral athletes.
In comparison, more than 60 Ukrainian athletes have qualified for next year's Paris Olympics.
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