Olympic champions Wladimir Klitschko, Lilia Podkopayeva and Oleg Vernyaev called on Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to support the removal of Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics in France.

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In conditions of war in the International Olympic Committee, there can be no compromise solutions for a terrorist state, since the basic principles of the Olympic Charter are fundamentally opposed to war. Any neutral flag of Russian and Belarusian athletes is still stained with blood.

And allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions is support for the war in Ukraine and Russian crimes under the guise of neutrality,"

Recall, the International Olympic Committee called for the admission of representatives of the Russian Federation and Belarus to international competitions in a neutral status, provided that they were not seen actively supporting the war in Ukraine and comply with doping laws..

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Earlier it was reported that the European Parliament called on the IOC to cancel the admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to the selection for the 2024 Olympics.