The first 25 athletes from Russia and Belarus have been authorized by an IOC commission to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals. Athletes in wrestling, weightlifting, road cycling and trampoline gymnastics have so far been given places in the Games from July 26 to August 11. However, the International Olympic Committee’s three-member review panel did not grant clearance for the Summer Games to four taekwondo fighters from Russia and one from Belarus. An IOC statement on Saturday did not explain why. Due to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which is supported by Belarus, there has long been a debat…