The Olympic committee has recommended that Russians and Belarusians be allowed to compete as neutrals.

The Olympic committee has recommended that Russians and Belarusians be allowed to compete as neutrals.
New rules will also make it difficult for athletes like two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya to compete.
Warsaw and the Baltic nations are calling for a ban, but the IOC has suggested Russians and Belarusians could compete.
Ukrainian president invited the IOC chief to visit Bakhmut in spat over ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
The IOC has said it will ‘explore a pathway’ for Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the Paris Games.
Local media say raids are related to alleged bid-rigging for Tokyo Olympics test events.
In a town producing world-class runners, the murder of an Olympian has led to a reckoning with gender-based violence.
101 East follows the young Indian tribal athletes racing against the tide for Olympic glory.
Ukraine’s athletes came a remarkable second in the medals table, with China topping the count to claim 61 medals in all.
IPC says athletes cannot take part in events, calling them ‘victims’ of their governments’ actions.
Body urges member states to exclude Russian, Belarusian athletes from taking part in sport events amid Ukraine war.
Sunday night’s ceremony was capped by a 90-second fireworks display that spelled out “one world, one family”.
The ‘diplomatic boycott’ of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will most likely have no impact on China’s domestic policies.
Beijing residents lament the absence of foreign spectators but say the Winter Games ambience is still there.