At 1-year Olympic countdown, 9 sports continue Russian suspension

In a sign of a clear divide, nine of the 32 international sports federations, represented in the Paris Olympic program, continue to exclude Russian athletes from competition, a Kyodo News survey found Tuesday.More than 20 federations have either decided to let Russians compete "as neutral athletes" as the International Olympic Committee advised in March or are considering it, with Wednesday marking the start of the one-year countdown to the games amid Russia's continued aggression in Ukraine.The nine federations that continue to suspend Russians are those governing athletics, basketball, eq…READ FULL ARTICLE