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In this file photo taken on June 28, 2021 a member of Britain's armed forces stands on duty ahead of a men's singles first round match, under the closed roof on Centre Court, on the first day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, south-west London. - Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year after organisers announced on Friday, March 31, they were lifting a ban imposed in 2022. - Pic: AFP

French football federation (FFF) interim president Philippe Diallo (L) and French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera attend the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification football match between France and Netherlands at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on March 24. Oudea-Castera today said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals is not binding for Paris' 2024 Olympics, adding that IOC recommendations were "a step which does not pre-judge what we will do" for Paris 2024. - Pic: AFP

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures during an IOC executive board meeting where the issue of Russian athletes will be discussed, in Lausanne, on March 28, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Ukrainian activists attend a rally against Russian and Belarus' participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic games in Tbilisi on March 26. - Pic: AFP

The IOC confirmed last month it intended to uphold sanctions against Russian and Belarusian state and government officials ahead of next year's Games in the French capital, but added it would explore opportunities for athletes from both nations to compete under a neutral flag.

This handout file picture taken and released by the Ukrainian presidential press service on July 3, 2022, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meeting with International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Thomas Bach in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan 27, invited Bach to visit the frontline city of Bakhmut. In latest developments, the White House yesterday stated that the United Staes would back proposals to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete in next year's Olympic Games in Paris as neutrals. - AFP

French President of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet (left), France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, President of the Metropolis of Greater Paris and (left to right) mayor of Rueil-Malmaison Patrick Ollier (centre) French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera attend a visit at the Aquatic Olympic Center (CAO) in Saint-Denis, northern suburbs of Paris, on Jan 27. Latvia's foreign minister yesterday stated the Baltic states and Poland opposed any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at Olympic Games in Paris next year, even under a neutral flag. - AFP