Olympics: Russian athletes are provisionally allowed to compete in the LA 2028 Games

Russian athletes may be allowed to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after the International Olympic Committee temporarily lifted its ban.

IOC In the year He suspended the Russian Olympic Committee in 2023 Response to the war in Ukraine.

But the ban “no longer applies” and athletes from Russia can compete again “as long as they meet the necessary anti-doping requirements”.

It has not yet been decided whether Russia will be able to display its flag, colors and anthem at the Olympic Games.

The IOC said it would continue to “not organize IOC events in Russia or invite the Russian government or regional authorities to the events.”

Some Russian athletes have competed in both the 2024 Paris Games and this year’s Winter Olympics in Milan. as neutrals.

In the year At the 2024 Paris Olympics, 32 athletes from Russia and Belarus competed independently and together won five medals. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Russia’s team of over 300 athletes won 71 medals.

Russia welcomed the IOC’s decision, saying the tournament “must be free of politics”.

“The IOC is sending a clear signal: the Olympic movement must be free from politics,” Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said on Telegram, adding that Russia plans to participate in the 2028 Olympic qualifiers.

The IOC said it still “strongly condemns” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but “recognizes that an athlete’s participation in international competition should not be limited by their government’s involvement in war or conflict.”

In MayWorld Athletics rejected the IOC’s recommendation to lift the ban on Belarusian athletes and teams from competing under their country’s flag.