The Olympic Council of Asia continued to pave the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to qualify for next year's Paris Summer Games through events in the region when its Athletes Forum endorsed the principles behind it.
The OCA has already offered to let Russian and Belarusian athletes compete at the Asian Games in China later this year and, according to the regional body, a gathering of 88 athletes at a closed meeting in Bangkok on Saturday agreed. The forum insisted on"fairness to Asian athletes in any qualification pathway", an indication that any spots in Paris granted to Russians and Belarusians should not be at the expense of athletes from the most populous continent.
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