IOC brushes off UK sport minister’s call for Russian, Belarusian athletes Olympic ban

The International Olympic Committee has expressed hope that ‘the British government will respect the autonomy of sport’ following London's attempts to pressure the sports body into banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from the upcoming Paris Olympics. We hear from sports columnist Alan Moore, who says that the UK's efforts to ban Russia and Belarus from the sporting event is an attempt to impose its own rules on the Olympics. <br> <br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. <br>Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews <br>Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews <br>Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com