NKE - Macron's Olympic Rebuke Sees Russia's Flag Unwelcome At 2024 Paris Games | Benzinga
Amid heightened global tensions, French President Emmanuel Macron voiced his stance on the upcoming Summer Olympics, saying that the Russian flag should not fly at the 2024 Paris Games. The decision came as Russia continued a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Macron's statement, shared with French sports daily L'Equipe, was scathing: "Russia, as a country, is not welcome at a time where it has committed war crimes and deported children.”
The French president said that while the Russian nation wasn't welcome due to its wartime actions, the involvement of its athletes in the games ...