Paris Olympics sports bodies seek IOC clarity on Russia

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
AP Sports Writer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ongoing uncertainty about letting Russian and Belarusian athletes try to qualify for the Paris Olympics affects “less than half” of the 32 sports at the games. The umbrella group of Summer Games sports bodies known as ASOIF met on Friday for the first time since the IOC said in January it hoped to find a way for athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutrals. Most sports bodies are still imposing a year-old ban recommended then by the IOC on Russia and Belarus because of their war in Ukraine. ASOIF says its members need clarity from the IOC and a definition of neutrality.