The International Olympic Committee (IOC) earlier this year said that a pathway for their athletes’ participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games should be explored. At a meeting in Bangkok Saturday, the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia voted to allow a maximum of 500 competitors from the pariah countries to compete, so that they may try and qualify for Paris. Up to 500 Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutrals at the Asian Games in China later this year, One of the world’s biggest multi-sport events, the Asian Games typically attracts more than 10,000 athletes from across the continent. Is the world slowly accepting Russia and Belarus to international events ?
