'Politically neutral' Russian athletes can now enter the Olympics – but don't expect many to compete
- Written by Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Russian and Belarussian athletes will be able to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics if they are politically neutral. The decision from the committee’s executive board reversed an earlier ban.
The IOC made this change even though the Russian National Olympic Committee...
