Since Russian and Belarusian athletes have not competed in FEI Events since 2 March 2022, no representatives of these nations will take part in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Tennis and cycling mostly continued to let Russians and Belarusians compete as neutrals but not in team events without their national identity, and the IOC and its president Thomas Bach have pointed to their success.
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Gymnasts from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to take part in sanctioned competitions as “individual neutral athletes” from the start of 2024, the sport's governing body said Wednesday, but any decision on the Paris Games will be left to the International Olympic Committee. Russian and Belarus gymnasts had been banned since last year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ military support.