LONDON: Moves to reintegrate Russian athletes for next year’s Paris Olympics were strongly criticised by the British government on Thursday.
Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan described plans by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to provide a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to complete under a neutral flag as “a world away from the reality of war being felt by the Ukrainian people.”
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the IOC advised international sports federations last February to exclude athletes from their competitions.
However, on Wednesday, the IOC said in…
