Read previewAt least two-thirds of the Russian athletes set to participate in the Olympic Games starting next week in Paris are openly defying neutrality rules over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a human rights group claims.
However, athletes from the countries can still compete as "individual neutral athletes," or AINs, if they meet certain conditions.
As of July 13, 15 Russian athletes had accepted invitations to participate as AINs.
Sky NewsThe person who made the post — Russian former gymnast Alexey Nemov — had added commentary railing against Kuliak's critics.
AdvertisementThe IOC rules state that athletes can't be "contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies."
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—, Wayne Jordash, Ukraine's, Elena Vesnina, Vesnina, Vladimir Solovyov, Alexander Safonov, Ivan Kuliak, Alexey Nemov —
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