IOC allows Russian athletes to compete in Olympics again

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The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted its suspension of Russia, allowing Russian athletes a path to compete in future Olympics. This decision overturns a decade-long ban stemming from a state-sponsored doping scandal and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the IOC citing Russia's distancing from occupied Ukrainian territories. Russian athletes have competed as neutrals, and their flag and anthem remain banned, while individual sports federations will decide on their athletes' participation.


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