‘Not feasible’ for Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete in Asian Games

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The IOC says including athletes from the two countries is impractical due to ‘technical reasons’.

The International Olympic Committee banned Russia from international sports events after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

“The concept of the participation of athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports in the Asian Games 2023 was explored as discussed in the Olympic Summit in December 2022, but held not to be feasible due to technical reasons,” the insidethegames news portal quoted the IOC as saying. The IOC then agreed to explore a proposal for athletes from both nations to take part in some of OCA’s Paris 2024 qualifying events.

The IOC initially banned Russia and Belarus from international sports events after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

 

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