"Russia and Belarus are not among the invited ones," the International Olympic Committee confirmed that Russia and Belarus are among them
According to Agence France Presse on July 13th, the International Olympic Committee announced on July 13th that it will send invitations to 203 national and regional Olympic committees for the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26th. However, Russia and Belarus were not invited and have reservations about their athletes participating.
According to reports, although the International Olympic Committee has insisted since March that it will make a "timely" decision on the thorny issue of Russian and Belarusian athletes participating in the Paris Olympics as neutral, there are still uncertainties regarding how to handle official invitation letters. As usual, the official invitation letter will be sent to the Olympic Committees of each country one year before the opening ceremony.
On the 13th, the International Olympic Committee updated the "Q&A" written for spring on its website. Previously, the International Olympic Committee suggested that all international sports federations restore the eligibility of Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete, provided that they have not actively supported the Ukrainian war since February 2022.
On December 15, 2022 local time, a bird's-eye view of the Stade de France, which will host the 2024 Paris Olympics. Visual China
Therefore, the International Olympic Committee stated that it will send invitation letters for the next Summer Olympics to 203 eligible national and regional Olympic Committees on July 26, excluding Russia and Belarus, as well as Guatemala, which has been disqualified since October 2022 due to political interference.
The International Olympic Committee has also confirmed that it will make timely decisions on the eligibility of Russian and Belarusian athletes, "entirely on its own and independent of previous Olympic qualifying results.".