Russian athletes allowed to take part Olympics closing ceremony despite banishment over Ukraine war
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Russian athletes will be able to participate in the Paris Olympics' closing ceremonies on Sunday despite competing under a neutral banner.
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"The IOC Executive Board has decided that the Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) can participate at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024," the IOC said in a statement, via Reuters.
Russia was barred from competing in Paris, because it had invaded Ukraine just four days after the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee considered this attack a violation of the Olympic truce — a resolution that calls for all nations to lay down arms and not engage in conflict, starting one week before the Olympics begin and ending one week after the end.
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