A limited number of Russian athletes will be able to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics under a neutral designation amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday.
"Only a very limited number of athletes will qualify through the existing qualification systems of the [International Federations]," the IOC said in a statement.
The decision to allow a limited number of Russian athletes to compete in the 2024 Games comes after the IOC suggested in March that individual Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to return to competition under a neutral status as long as they have no military links.