There is a brand new category for the Paris Olympics with athletes now competing under the title 'AIN', but why is this the case?
There is a brand new category for the Paris Olympics with athletes now competing under the title 'AIN', but why is this the case?However, some athletes have been forced or chosen to compete as a neutral under the Olympic flag, but that will no longer be the case in Paris due to the introduction of the AIN.Probably the biggest name to be affected by this change is tennis world number five, Daniil Medvedev, who is representing AIN.
Following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the IOC banned Russia and Belarus, just after the conclusion of the Winter Olympics.The IOC then later allowed athletes from these countries to compete as neutrals under the condition that they did not support the war and did not display any national colors, names, flags, or anthems.
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