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flag The IOC lets athletes compete in wars if they follow its rules, as seen with Ukraine’s continued participation and Russia’s banned team.

flag The IOC allows athletes to compete during conflicts based on adherence to the Olympic Charter, not war itself. flag Russia’s Olympic Committee was suspended in 2022 for violating the Charter by invading Ukraine and absorbing its sports bodies, leading to Russian and Belarusian athletes competing as Individual Neutral Athletes without national symbols. flag Israel’s Olympic Committee remains active because it did not unlawfully take over another nation’s sports body. flag The IOC stresses it does not intervene in political conflicts, only enforces rules on Olympic governance. flag Ukraine continues to compete under its flag despite ongoing war.

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