Canada resists calls from other countries to ban Russian, Belarusian athletes from 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
Canada is so far resisting calls from other countries to step up pressure to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes out of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
In threatening to boycott Paris, Latvia included Canada among countries it wants to campaign against the inclusion of Russia and Belarus in any Olympic qualification events or Olympic Games. “The Canadian Olympic Committee continues to support the recommendation made by the IOC in February, 2022, that athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus should not be invited or allowed to participate in international competitions,” Shoemaker wrote.
Among the IOC’s stated conditions for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in Paris under a neutral flag with no anthem, flag or colours is they also can’t actively support the war in Ukraine.
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