The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday following its executive board's meeting its recommendation for federations and sport event organizers to allow Russian and Belarusian competitors to participate as individual neutral athletes.
On the other hand, the IOC added in its written statement that "teams of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport cannot be considered," as well as those who "actively support" Russia's military operation in Ukraine and those "contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies."
Additionally, the IOC emphasized that "[t]he EB reiterates that the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was not considered either in the consultations or in its deliberations today. The IOC expressly reserves the right to decide about their participation at the appropriate time."
