At the Games in Paris, 31 athletes from the aggressor states will compete in a neutral status.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the final number and names of Russian and Belarusian athletes who will take part in the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris in a neutral status.
According to the official website of the organization, 31 athletes from aggressor states will compete at the 2024 Olympics (15 athletes with a Russian passport and 16 with a Belarusian passport).
List of Russians who will perform at the 2024 Olympics
Cycling: Tamara Dronova, Alena Ivanchenko, Gleb Siritsa
Trampolining :Angela Bladtseva
Tennis: Daniil Medvedev, Roman Safiullin, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Mirra Andreeva, Pavel Kotov, Diana Schneider, Elena Vesnina
Canoeing and kayaking: Alexey Korovashkov, Zakhar Petrov, Olesya Romasenko
Swimming: Evgeniy Somov
List of Belarusians who will perform at the 2024 Olympics
Cycling: Anna Tserakh
Trampolining: Ivan Litvinovich, Violetta Bardilovskaya
Weightlifting: Suzanna Volodskaya, Evgeniy Tikhantsov
Wrestling: Abubakar Khaslakhanov
Taekwondo: Georgy Gurtsiev
Rowing: Evgeniy Zolotoy, Tazziana Klimovich
Swimming:Ilya Shimanovich, Anastasia Shkurdai, Alina Zmushko
Shooting: Daria Chupris, Alexandra Petrova
Kayaking and canoeing: Vladislav Kravets, Yulia Trushkina
Note that in order to gain the right to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games, Russian and Belarusian athletes were required not only to obtain Olympic licenses, but also to undergo an IOC test to ensure compliance with neutrality criteria.
At the end of 2023, the IOC, against the backdrop of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, made a decisionadmitRussian and Belarusian athletes to the 2024 Olympics in a neutral status. They are only allowed to compete in individual competitions, while teams from aggressor countries were not allowed. Any national symbols of the Russian Federation and Belarus are also prohibited – anthems, flags, etc.
In addition, Russian and Belarusian athletes who publicly supported the war or had contracts with the armies of states were not allowed to participate in the 2024 Olympics. aggressors.
It was also reported that Russian and Belarusian athletes were not allowed to attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
The 33rd Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The competition will feature 329 sets of medals in 32 sports.
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