Governments of almost 30 countries, including France who is the host country of 2024 Summer Olympics, have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend sportsmen from Russia and Belarus from participating in the Olympics because of issues with the clarity of their "neutrality". 4 em auto;padding: 5px 15px;border: #eeeff0 15px solid;background: #eeeff0;font - weight: 400; } We have launched English Twitter! Follow us! "We have strong concerns on how feasible it is for Russian and Belarusian Olympic athletes to compete as ‘neutrals’ – under the IOC’s conditions of no identification with their country – when they are directly funded and supported by their states (unlike, for example, professional tennis players)," the statement added. Background: Baltic countries and Poland officially asked the IOC not to let Russians and Belarusians take part in the Olympics