BALANCING PARTICIPATION AND PROTESTS
Coventry, who turned IOC president in March, had advocated persevering with the coverage. “I imagine that it is best for our motion to make sure that now we have all athletes represented,” she mentioned earlier this 12 months.
The IOC thought of the restricted participation of Russians and Belarusians on the Paris Video games a hit, permitting world illustration whereas avoiding a boycott by Ukraine and its allies.
The dimensions of the impartial delegation in Milan-Cortina will depend upon worldwide sports activities federations, which oversee qualification. Some federations proceed to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from their competitions.