00:00 The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony will not be attended by athletes from Russia and Belarus.
00:08 That's what the International Olympic Committee announced.
00:11 It means that no color, national anthem and national anthem will be displayed in the tournament.
00:19 No Russian or Belarusian government officials were invited to the ceremony.
00:24 According to the IOC, this is also the reason why they imposed a ban on Russia
00:28 on declaring war on Ukraine in 2022.
00:33 Despite this, 12 Russian athletes and 7 Belarusian players will still be able to play as individual neutral athletes or IANs.
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