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The number of medals in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024 may not be able to match the actual total.
This is because athletes from Russia and Belarus will participate in the Olympic Games as "AIN, Inpidual Neutral Athletes", but they will not be allowed to use their national flags or national anthem, nor will they be included in the official officialThe medal list.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, which supported its war, were banned from sending teams to participate in the Olympic Games.
But both countries are invited to be invited by athletes that are in line with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These standards involve whether athletes support war or have military contact.
Historically, Russia has sent a large -scale delegation to participate in the Olympic Games many times, even if it has been sanctioned by stimulant scandals in recent years.The country is also one of the strong players on the medal list.
But this time will be very different.
The International Olympic Committee invited only 36 Russian athletes and 24 Belarusian athletes, of which only 15 Russians and 17 Belarusians were invited.At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Russian Olympic Committee sent 335 athletes and Belarus sent 101 athletes.
Although Russia said that they did not intend to resist the Olympic Games, the country's weightlifting federation gave a reason to "the principle of not in line with the spirit of sports" when deciding to refuse to accept the invitation of 10 athletes.The International Olympic Committee said that nine of them were initially invited.
Russia's Judo Federation also put forward similar concerns, saying that they would not accept "humiliation conditions" and rejected the invitation from the four athletes. One of them was originally listed as an invitation.
So how does it develop?For those athletes who accept invitations, how will they participate in the Olympic Games?
What is a personal neutral athlete?
Athletes holding Russian or Belarus passports and qualified to participate in the Paris Olympic Games in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will participate in the competition as "personal neutral athletes".
This is the fourth consecutive time for Russians to participate in this identity.
Before invading Ukraine, Russia was sanctioned in international sports because of the stimulant scandal supported by the state.
The last time the Russians can participate in the Olympic Games under their national flag and national anthem, in Rio in 2016.
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Russians who can prove their innocence participated in the name of "ROC" (the Russian Olympic Committee). At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, they ""Oar "(Russian Olympic athletes) participated in the competition.
Athletes representing ROC and OAR can also appear on the medal list as a whole.But participating in the competition with personal neutral athletes will not.The first is because the International Olympic Committee did not count their medals on the national medal list.Secondly, they are individuals, not a team.
How do Russians get qualifications?
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the International Olympic Committee initially banned Russia and Belarusian athletes from participating.Belarus is a close ally of Russia that supports Russia's war in Ukraine.
The International Olympic Committee later decided that if athletes of the two countries meet strict qualifications, they can participate as neutral.The agency claims that allowing individuals to participate is to "respect human rights."
These conditions include: athletes do not actively support the war; athletes have not served in the Russian and Belarusian military and security agencies, and many sports clubs and military and security agencies in Russia are directly related; they do not participate in collective projects;
Athletes must get qualifications to participate in the Olympic Games, and then pass a double review: the first level is the International Single Sports Federation, and the second level is a neutral athlete qualification review team established by the International Olympic Committee. They will evaluate the athletesWhether compliance.
If they pass the censorship, the International Olympic Committee will invite them to participate in the Olympic Games.
Since all Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in the World ATHLETICs, there will be no personal neutral athletes to participate in track and field events.
How many Russians are there in the Paris Olympics?
The International Olympic Committee said last year that it is expected that the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will have a maximum of 55 Russians and 28 Belarusians participating in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
But in fact only 15 Russians and 17 Bei Russians were invited.
This is in sharp contrast to the situation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.At the Tokyo Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee was one of the largest delegations, with 335 athletes competing for 30 major items.
They eventually ranked fifth with 71 medals (20 gold, 28 silver, 23 copper) at the Tokyo Olympics.
Over the years, Russia has been dominated on multiple projects. Therefore, the absence of so many strong players will create opportunities for other countries.
This includes Russia's gymnastics of groups and dual gold medals in the past six Olympic Games, as well as the art gymnastics that won groups and personal gold medals in the past six Olympic Games.
Which Russians will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Daniil Medvedev, the first tennis player in the world, is the most noticeable Russian player.
Among the 15 Russian athletes invited, there are six tennis players, one trampoline, three kayak athletes, three highway bicycle athletes and a swimmer.
According to the International Olympic Committee, nine of the 10 invited wrestlers first accepted the invitation, but later refused.The other person immediately rejected the invitation.
21 of the 21 people who refuse to invite include Tennis player Andrey Rubev, Karen Khachachanov, and Daria Kasatkina (Daria Kasatkina) (Daria Kasatkina)And highway bicycle athlete Aleksandr VLASOV.
At the same time, 17 Belarusian players invited invited include Ivan Litvinovich, who will try to defend the men's trampoline champion.
There is also one trampoline athlete, three swimmers, two kayak athletes, two shooters, two rowers, two wrestler, two weightlifting athletes, one road, one roadBicycle athletes and a Taekwondo athlete.
Seven Belarusian players who refused to invite, two Tennis Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka.
What flags will the Russians use?
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If there are personal neutral athletes on the podium, the awards ceremony will be promoted to the blue and white flag printed with Ain logo.
Athletes can be in himUse this logo on their jerseys, otherwise the jersey must be white or monochrome.
Athletes must not show any national flags, flags, or signs of the national flags of Russia or Belarus, and they are also prohibited from appearing in any game venue.
If the Russians win the championship, what song will they sing?
At the awards ceremony of the Paris Olympics in 2024, you will not hear the national anthem of Russia or Belarus.
If a personal neutral athlete won the gold medal, then a special song without lyrics will be played on the spot.
Is Putin invited to participate in the Olympic Games?
Russia and Belarus government officials have not been invited or approved to participate in the Olympic Games.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last year that although he supports Russians to participate in the Olympic Games, it is necessary to further evaluate what a neutral position means to Russian athletes.
"If the conditions set by the International Olympic Committee are to cut off the opportunities of Russia's best athletes and depict the scene where Russian sports are dying at the Olympic Games, then you need to decide whether to go there." He saidEssence
This is similar to the perspective expressed by the Russian Judo Federation -Putin himself is the black belt player of this sport -the federation expressed the choice of "destroying the spirit of Russian athletes".
Russia has always criticized the International Olympic Committee and its restrictions on athletes.Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova said that the International Olympic Committee "slipped towards racism and new Nazi."
What is the treatment of Russians in Paris?
The International Olympic Committee stated when it was announced that one of the factors that allowed individual neutral athletes to participate is that "most athletes" did not want "punishment for their athletes because of government behavior."
The Ukrainian Olympic Committee issued a suggestion in May this year, urging their athletes to avoid contact with Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to prevent possible "provocative behaviors".
The Ukrainian Olympic Committee also suggested that Ukrainian athletes should not participate in press conferences participating in the two countries, or interviews with athletes of the two countries, and avoid taking photos with them at the awards ceremony.
Since the invasion, many Ukrainian athletes have avoided shaking hands with Russia and Belarus.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZELENSKY said last year that allowing Russia to participate in the Olympic Games will show that "terror is acceptable to some extent."He added that Ukrainian athletes were sacrificing on the battlefield and there was no neutrality in sports.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said in March this year that the Paris Olympics "do not welcome" Russian and Belarusian athletes.
The British government has previously supported the International Olympic Committee's ban on Russia and Belarusian athletes, but in April this year, the British government supported the International Olympic Committee's decision to allow them to participate in a neutral.
