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By Jacob Leeks The British Government has urged Olympic chiefs to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Paris Games this summer after a surprise U-turn. The decision to let Russian and Belarusian athletes compete in Paris under a neutral flag rests with the international federations of the individual Olympic sports; the International Olympic Committee supports their participation if there is no use of home flags, national teams or national anthems. Any public support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would also lead to disqualification. Lord Seb Coe is the British president of World Athletics…

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