Russia basketball barred from Olympics
Russia will not compete in basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris due to itsThe organization has barred the country from international play since the invasion last year, so theThe International Olympic Committee has allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to qualify for the games but as a neutral entity.
Russia fans cheer on their team during a men's basketball quarterfinal game during the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena Aug. 8, 2012, in London.Wimbledon recently reversed its decision and began allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus again to play in the championshipsReplicas of the Eiffel Tower with the logo of the 2024 Olympic Games for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are displayed inside the official store Nov. 15, 2022, in Paris.
Players will have to declare they are"neutral" and will also be prohibited from any"expressions of support" for Russia’s invasion. And any player receiving funding from the Russian and/or Belarusian states" will be barred from entering competition. Russian players react while taking on Spain during a men's basketball semifinal at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena Aug. 10, 2012, in London.
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