IOC should stick to ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes, says Poland

Russian and Belarusian athletes should be banned from 2024 Olympics in Paris unless Moscow pulls its forces out of Ukraine, Poland said Monday, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it plans to let them compete as neutrals.

"We strongly believe that now is not the time to consider the opening up of a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to the Olympic Games in any status," the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement.