The International Olympic Committee has not sent invitations to participate in the 2024 Olympics to Russia and Belarus, along with Guatemala (which is suspended). These countries will not be represented under their state flags.
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The International Olympic Committee has not sent invitations to participate in the Olympics 2024 to Russia and Belarus.
Guatemala, which is suspended by the IOC, has not received the invitation either.
These countries will not be represented under their state flags at the Olympics.
The IOC did not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Thomas Bach formally invited 203 countries to the Paris Olympics but excluded Russia and Belarus.
The IOC left the door open for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals.
The IOC did not issue invitations to the 2024 Olympics in Paris to athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus.
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