[1/6] Yaroslav Khartsyz, Ukrainian amateur boxer and Tokyo Olympics participant trains, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 25, 2023. The comment by Vadym Huttsait in an interview with Reuters suggests Kyiv could be open to reversing a controversial policy that would likely rule Ukrainian athletes out of competing at the Paris Olympics in 2024. Huttsait said they were discussing with Ukrainian sports federations if athletes could compete against Russian and Belarusian athletes taking part under a neutral flag. It is expected to allow Russian and Belarusians to compete under a neutral flag. The minister said he last talked to the IOC three weeks ago and tried to convince them that Russians and Belarusians cannot compete in the Olympics while Ukrainian cities are being bombed.

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Persons: Yaroslav Khartsyz, Read, Vadym Huttsait, Huttsait, Margaryta Chornokondratenko, Max Hunder, Tom Balmforth, Christina Fincher Organizations: Tokyo, Paris Olympics, Reuters, Russian, IOC, Paris, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Russia, KYIV, Kyiv, Belarus