Overview
- The IOC executive, which met Thursday, lifted all restrictions on Belarusian athletes and restored the use of the flag, anthem, and team entries.
- Russian athletes remain barred as the Russian Olympic Committee stays suspended over charter breaches and as WADA reviews new concerns about Russia’s anti‑doping system.
- World Athletics said Friday it will not adopt the IOC change and will keep its 2022 bans on Belarusian and Russian participants until there is concrete progress toward peace talks.
- The International Tennis Federation said its no‑flag rules in tennis stay in place at least until an October congress, even as Belarusian players like Aryna Sabalenka voice hope to compete under their flag.
- National bodies are weighing the move, with Germany’s Olympic confederation set to review it in meetings Friday and Saturday, which signals sport‑by‑sport differences as LA 2028 qualification gets underway.