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Daily Mirror
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Liam Llewellyn

UK to host crunch summit over Russian participation at 2024 Paris Olympics after IOC move

The UK are set to hold a showdown summit of 30 nations today regarding Russia and Belarus' potential involvement at the 2024 Olympics.

After President Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine last February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ordered organisers and international sports bodies to prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international events.

However, the governing body appear to have backtracked slightly on their tough stance as they assembled late last month to state they are exploring the potential for competitors from both nations to be allowed to compete as neutral athletes in Paris - a move which has been criticised by many.

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