{"id":697,"date":"2026-05-07T17:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/ioc-lifts-restrictions-on-athletes-from-belarus\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:34:44","slug":"ioc-lifts-restrictions-on-athletes-from-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/ioc-lifts-restrictions-on-athletes-from-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC lifts restrictions on athletes from Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Athletes from Belarus have been reinstated by the International Olympic Committee Executive board after they were banned from competing under the country&#8217;s flag following Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/reports-nfl-teams-evaluating-texas-tech-qb-brendan-sorsby-3\/\">Reports: NFL teams evaluating Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The decision, which was announced by the IOC on Thursday, does not pertain to athletes from Russia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Belarus was suspended by the IOC from sending athletes into international competitions after the country was used as a staging ground for Russian troops before the war against Ukraine began.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(The IOC) must uphold its mission to preserve a values-based and truly global sporting platform that provides hope to the world,&#8221; the organization said in a statement Thursday. &#8220;&#8230; The IOC reaffirms that athletes&#8217; participation in international competition should not be limited by the actions of their governments, including involvement in a war or conflict.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Belarus was not allowed to have an official Olympic contingent at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/why-the-49ers-might-circle-back-to-joey-bosa\/\">Why the 49ers Might Circle Back to Joey Bosa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Olympic competitions, Belarus athletes had been forced to participate as individual neutral athletes at various other international competitions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The IOC also is expected to come to a decision soon on either ending or extending Russia&#8217;s suspension.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Belarus is in good standing and complies with the Olympic Charter,&#8221; the IOC said. &#8220;Whilst (Russia) has held constructive exchanges with the IOC on its suspension, it remains suspended while the IOC Legal Affairs Commission continues to review the matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/most-appealing-traits-from-raiders-offensive-rookies\/\">Most Appealing Traits from Raiders\u2019 Offensive Rookies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>Field Level Media 2026 &#8211; All Rights Reserved<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletes from Belarus have been reinstated by the International Olympic Committee Executive board after they were banned from competing under the country&#39;s flag following Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-olympics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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