Russian tennis players will be able to compete in the Paris Olympic Games as "neutral athletes".
The highest-ranked Russian on the circuit is Daniil Medvedev.
Tass – The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has allowed Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris as neutral players, the ITF press service reported.
"The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee will allow qualified and eligible athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Neutral Individual Athletes (NIA) and in the Paralympic Games as Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA). The ITF confirms that tennis players from these nations will be able to participate in Olympic and Paralympic tennis competitions individually and neutrally, provided they comply with the IOC's NIA and IPC's NPA principles. Neutral athletes will need to meet the selection and eligibility requirements set out in the applicable ITF Regulations," said the ITF press service in a statement.
At the end of March 2023, the International Olympic Committee recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to participate in international competitions only in neutral status, and only those who have not publicly expressed support for the special operation in Ukraine and are not associated with security forces. Furthermore, Russians and Belarusians are not allowed to compete in team competitions.
The Olympic Games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11.