Will Russia Compete In 2025 Olympics. The kremlin is framing the ban as part of its showdown with western adversaries. Athletes from russia and belarus, moscow's closest ally in the 2022 invasion of ukraine, are barred from the games unless they compete as neutrals without flags, anthems.

Russian participation in the paris 2025 olympics cannot be covered up with pretend neutrality or a white flag, says ukraine president volodymyr zelensky. The ioc executive board recommended barring russian and belarusian athletes and officials.