International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach says accusations that allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes back into the Games would promote the invasion of Ukraine are "defamatory" and called on Ukraine to quit its threat of a boycott of Paris 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stepped up his campaign to gather international support to boycott the Paris 2024 Olympic Games unless Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from competing as "neutral athletes".
