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State-funded athletes from Russia and Belarus must continue to be barred - UK culture secretary

Posted : 25 April 2023
According to UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, athletes from Belarus and Russia who receive state sponsorship must continue to be barred from competing in international competition.

The International Olympic Committee suggested last month that athletes from Belarus and Russia be permitted to participate under a neutral flag.

The IOC has not yet made a decision about the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, though.

Athletes who get official assistance from Belarus or Russia, according to Frazer, cannot be regarded as neutral.

Frazer demanded clarification from the IOC on far too many unresolved concerns during a Council of Europe session on Russian involvement in international sport.

"There is no reference anywhere in the recommendations to state funding, which I have said is a breach of neutrality," Frazer said.

Frazer also said that athletes and support staff who openly support the conflict in Ukraine or who are employed by the armed forces or security services of Belarus or Russia should continue to be banned.

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