Olympics: IOC to carefully review athletes from Russia, Belarus

The International Olympic Committee will set up its own committee to determine the eligibility of each individual athlete from Russia and Belarus who qualifies to participate in this summer's Paris Olympics, a source with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.Because of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Belarus' support of that war, neither nation will be permitted to enter a team in Paris, nor may their qualified individual neutral athletes compete in team events.In December, the IOC decided that athletes and athletic support personnel cannot take part in the 2024 Olympics if they act…READ FULL ARTICLE