Canada is so far resisting calls from other countries to step up pressure to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes out of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Russia invaded Ukraine within days of the closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, with Belarusian support.
Sports ministers from Poland and the Baltic countries Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia issued a joint statement Thursday urging a ban on those two countries from international sport and Olympic Games. “However, we recognize that the decision to exclude athletes solely by virtue of their nationality also goes against core principles of the Olympic movement.
As soon as the IOC opened a door for possible Paris participation, Russia and Belarus were invited to the Asian Games, which is an Olympic qualifier, later this year.
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