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IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals, no timeline for Paris Olympics 28 Mar 2023 - 07:34 pm
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures during an IOC executive board meeting where the issue of Russian athletes are discussed, in Lausanne, on March 28, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Paris 2024: Qatar volleyball team qualifies for Olympic Qualification Tournament 13 Mar 2023 - 05:54 pm
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UK urges Olympic sponsors to back ban on Russian athletes 11 Mar 2023 - 05:07 pm
Workers operate at the site of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games athletes' village in Saint-Ouen, outside Paris, on 30 August, 2022. File photo / AFP
Paris Olympics tickets viewed as too pricey, poll finds 05 Mar 2023 - 04:41 pm
Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, on September 16, 2017. (Reuters file photo)
German Olympic committee says time not right to readmit Russians 28 Feb 2023 - 10:49 pm
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No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia 20 Feb 2023 - 06:07 pm
This file photo taken on March 8, 2021 shows the Olympic flag next to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts 13 Feb 2023 - 10:16 pm
Retired Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn. File Photo / AFP
Olympic chief Bach shares 'grief, human suffering' of Ukrainian athletes 12 Feb 2023 - 09:36 pm
International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Thomas Bach (left) looks on during the award ceremony for the Women's Downhill event of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championship 2023 in Meribel, French Alps, on February 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP)
Zelensky says Russian athletes at Olympics a 'manifestation of violence' 10 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm
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French authorities pass Russian Olympic problem to IOC 08 Feb 2023 - 08:13 pm
French President of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet reacts during the presentation of the pictograms of each discipline of Paris 2024 and Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on February 8, 2023.  (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Nordic nations join call for Russian Olympic ban 07 Feb 2023 - 08:52 pm
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled on November 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Paris mayor against Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics 'while war goes on' 07 Feb 2023 - 04:50 pm
This file photo taken on March 8, 2021 shows the Olympic flag next to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Paris 2024 chief organiser says external decisions shouldn't harm athletes 03 Feb 2023 - 06:59 pm
Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
2024 Olympic torch relay to start in Marseille 03 Feb 2023 - 02:50 pm
A visual creation released by the Paris 2024 Olympic committee shows the Belem, a historic three-mast ship, entering the Old Port of Marseille with the Olympic flame, while taking part in the Torch Relay for Paris 2024 Olympics, France, February 3, 2023. Paris 2024/Handout via REUTERS
IOC rejects Russian demand that its athletes compete without restrictions 31 Jan 2023 - 11:07 pm
This file photo taken on March 8, 2021 shows the Olympic flag next to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war' 30 Jan 2023 - 05:31 pm
This file photo taken on March 8, 2021 shows the Olympic flag floating next to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Britain opposed to Russia, Belarus athletes being at Paris Olympics 26 Jan 2023 - 05:28 pm
British Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan speaks during Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, Britain, October 3, 2022. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
Russian athletes could participate in Asian competitions: IOC 25 Jan 2023 - 08:52 pm
Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, September 8, 2022. (Reuters/Laurent Gillieron)