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France joins campaign to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from Paris Olympics

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Ukraine has threatened to boycott the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris if Russian and and Belarusian athletes are allowed to appear and if fighting is still underway with Russian forces in Ukraine. AP - David J. Phillip

France has joined an array of countries campaigning to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international sporting events - including the 2024 summer Olympic Games in Paris - because of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra signed a joint statement, along with politicians from countries including the United States, Germany, Italy and Japan, against the the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suggestion last month to find ways to allow athletes from the countries to appear under a neutral flag.

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