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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Culture secretary to tell IOC to think again over Russians at Paris 2024

A protester holds a banner calling to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from Paris 2024
A protester calls to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from Paris 2024 at a demonstration of solidarity with Ukraine in Poland in April. Photograph: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Plans to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes without direct military links to compete at the Paris Olympics are open to abuse and deeply concerning, the culture secretary will warn on Tuesday.

In a speech to the Council of Europe, Lucy Frazer will also warn the International Olympic Committee that the links between state, military and sport in both countries are “root and branch”.

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