Paris Olympics: Dissident Belarusians abandoned by IOC
By DW
13 February 2023 |
1:56 pm
The IOC faces growing criticism over plans to let Russians and Belarusians into the Paris Olympics. But athletes from Belarus who openly oppose President Alexander Lukashenko risk being left behind, whatever happens.
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