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The president of the IOC defended his plan to include Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris Olympics
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has said that it was “disappointed” by the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Russia to participate in the 2024 Olympics, calling it a “political decision”. ROC President Alexander Zhukov said, “It’s obvious…any neutral flag of Russian athletes is stained with blood.” “We’ll…go to the Olympics in…