Ukrainians in Paris rally in memory of athletes they say have been killed during the war in Ukraine, two weeks before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games in Paris, France, July 13, 2024.
Just 15 Russian athletes will compete in Paris, but not under their own flag. Some want them banned altogether | CBC News Loaded
The International Olympic Committee invited 36 to participate after they qualified for their sport and passed a screening process designed to root out anyone who has publicly supported the war or military. When Oksana Livach, a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, took on her opponent Milana Dadasheva, a Russian competing as a neutral, at the European Championships in Romania this year, she says she felt the pressure.
Russia's artistic gymnasts, who are always top contenders for medals, did not participate in the World Cup events that would have allowed them to try and qualify for the Olympics. One Russian trampolinist is headed to the Games, 18-year-old Anzhela Bladtceva, but Makarov told CBC News that initially two Russian women qualified for the event.
The group found that Russia's lone competitor in trampoline, Bladtceva, competed at the same competition with the Z military banner and concluded that she should be banned from the Olympics.
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