Athletes from Russia and Belarus who qualify for the Paris Games will be competing as independents without their flags and anthems following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Evgenia Novozhenina/REUTERSAthletes from Russia and Belarus who qualify for the Paris Games will be competing as independents without their flags and anthems following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022
The opening ceremony in Paris will not be held in a stadium but will be staged on the river Seine with teams floating past an estimated 300,000 spectators. But it said they would experience all other parts of the opening ceremony apart from the team parade. “I take note of the IOC’s responsible decision regarding the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. This decision is a step in the right direction,” she said in a statement to Reuters.
The panel is headed by IOC vice president Nicole Hoevertsz and includes ex-NBA basketball champion Pau Gasol and South Korean former Olympic table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min.
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