Many supposedly 'neutral' Russian Olympic athletes have cheered on the invasion of Ukraine, rights group says

Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:20

A group of Russian athletes holding the flag of the — In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Russians competed as the "Russian Olympic Committee," pictured above. Now they have to be neutrals.
Jae C. Hong/AP Photo.

A rights group says that two-thirds of Russian Olympic athletes are breaking rules of neutrality.
Russia is barred from competing, but some athletes can compete under a "neutral" flag.
Global Rights Compliance says 10 of those athletes have shown support for Russia's military.

At 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.