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A year before Paris Olympics, Ukraine torn over boycott threat

People walk past the countdown clock showing 366 days, one year to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on 26th July, 2023.

Kyiv, UkraineReuters Kyiv could drop a threatened boycott of next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus, allies in the war in Ukraine, compete under a neutral flag rather than their national colours, Ukraine’s sports minister told Reuters. Vadym Huttsait said there had been no decision to soften Ukraine’s stance but indicated Kyiv […]