As Ukraine pushes for Russian athletes to be barred from next year’s Paris Olympics and threats of a boycott mount, officials from 30 countries were holding a summit Friday to discuss how to respond. The International Olympic Committee argues it would be discriminatory to exclude Russia and ally Belarus from the 2024 Olympics entirely. The IOC wants their athletes to compete in a neutral capacity without national symbols. For more on the IOC's Olympic plan for Russian athletes, France 24 is joined by J. Simon Rofe, Sports Diplomacy Expert.
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