BERLIN –
The first batch of Russian and Belarusian athletes have been cleared to compete in next month’s Olympic Games in Paris. A total of 25 athletes made the cut, while others failed an International Olympic Committee vetting process over the war in Ukraine, the IOC said on Saturday.
The IOC said Russia and Belarus would have athletes to fill their allocated quotas in some sports, including cycling and trampolining, but in other sports, such as taekwondo, no qualified athlete from either country had entered the competition after the vetting process eligibility criteria met.
A total of 25 athletes from Russia and Belarus were released for 41 quota places and the remaining athletes will now be distributed among other countries.
