"They won't be welcome." The mayor of Paris speaks about the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Olympics
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, opposed the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the Olympic Games, which will be held in Paris in the summer of 2024, reports the French newspaper Le Monde. “I want to tell Russian and Belarusian athletes that they will not be welcome in Paris,” Hidalgo said during her March 28 visit to Kyiv. This statement by the mayor of Paris was not previously reported. Anne Hidalgo added that Paris will support Ukrainian athletes during the Olympics.