Watch: Council of Europe hold hearing on Russian and Belarus athletes participating in 2024 Olympics

Watch as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe holds a hearing on whether to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

Governments in Ukraine, Poland and the Czech Republic among others in Europe, have been angered by the suggestion that the two nations could take part, arguing that their athletes have no place in sport with the Ukraine war still ongoing.

Earlier this month, Kyiv barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events that include competitors from Russia and Belarus.

The ongoing war, now in its 14th month, has killed tens of thousands, destroyed cities and uprooted millions.

During the hearing, which is taking place on Tuesday 25 April, Lucy Frazer, the UK’s secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, is due to deliver a video message.

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