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Paris Mayor Hidalgo opposes Russian participation in Olympics
The mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, has spoken out against Russian participation in the Olympics and called it “indecent”
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She wrote about this on Twitter.
“As long as Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine, I do not want a Russian delegation at the Paris 2024 Games. I would find it indecent,” she tweeted.
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On January 27, Thomas Bach said that he favored the participation of Russians and Belarusians in the 2024 Olympics, despite Ukraine's threats to boycott the Games.
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On January 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had written a letter to French leader Emmanuel Macron over the possible admission of Russians to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
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The IOC responded to the criticism from the Ukrainian authorities and the sports community by calling it “slander.”
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On February 6, the Verkhovna Rada called on the IOC to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Games in Paris.
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On February 6, Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk called on IOC President Thomas Bach to prevent Russians and Belarusians from participating in the 2024 Olympics.
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