Today’s decision regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games under a neutral status has been approved by the International Olympic Committee, which has also confirmed the emblem for such athletes, according to the IOC press service. According to the Committee’s statement, only 11 “individual neutral athletes” are currently qualifying for the Games in Paris next year. Eight of them hold Russian passports, and three hold Belarusian passports. “The qualified athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports will be entered and compete as individual neutral…