Olympics-International Olympic Committee recommends lifting restrictions on Belarusian athletes
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- Switzerland
The International Olympic Committee recommended on Thursday that all restrictions be lifted for Belarusian athletes competing in international events, it said in a statement.
The IOC has urged a ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from events since 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Belarus was used as a staging ground for the Russian invasion.
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