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Reuters
Reuters
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By Noemie Olive and Marine Strauss

Olympics-Up to IOC to decide if Russia can compete in Paris 2024 - Estanguet

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris 2024 ticketing campaign kicks off - Eiffel Tower, Paris, France - November 28, 2022 Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, holds a news conference to launch the ticketing campaign for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The head of the Paris 2024 Olympics Tony Estanguet said on Friday it was for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to decide whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate in the Games next year.

Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the governing body to ban them from the sporting extravaganza, stating that allowing Russia to compete at the Games was tantamount to showing that "terror is somehow acceptable".

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