The International Olympic Committee (IOC) which oversees the Olympic Games has enacted bans on these countries.

This ban was part of a broader effort to sideline nations involved in the conflict.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) — which oversees the Olympic Games — has enacted bans on these countries.

A Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer of the National Gendarmerie, carries the Olympic flag as she rides on the Iena bridge during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Historic city street scene in Vienna, Austria in 1920 with people walking, trams and cars in motion, buildings with signage, and a cinema marquee in the foreground

Historic main street scene with people walking, flags hanging from buildings, and period cars from Mainz Germany, circa 1920

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A historical procession featuring soldiers in ceremonial uniforms with swords, clergymen in ornate robes, and several onlookers, all gathered in a paved courtyard at St. Stefan's Day in Budapest, Hungary

Historical photograph depicting uniformed officials arriving in an open-top vehicle, greeted by a large assembly of soldiers in front of a building in 1920 in Bulgaria

Historic photo of Izmir's Konak Square with the Clock Tower, people walking, and old vehicles parked. The background features the government building and trees in eastern Turkey, circa 1920.

The National Socialist Adolf Hitler picked up by car at the Landsberg fortress in 1924.

A historic view of American troops as they march past the reviewing stand during Army Day ceremony held at the Emperor's Palace Plaza grounds, Tokyo, Japan, April 6, 1948.

A bustling crowd at the Leipziger railway station, Saxony, Germany, 1948. Ppeople walk in and around a large train station with an ornate façade and arched windows

A massive crowd from a balcony, the scene is filled with people and flags in the background from Bulgaria 1948

Anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela, leaves the Palace of Justice in Pretoria on June 12, 1964, with her fist clenched, after the verdict of the Rivonia Trial was given.

Abraham Ordia (seated left), President of Sports in Africa, and Djibrilla Hirna (seated right), vice president of the group, join others in giving victory sign after the ICC expelled Rhodesia from the Olympic Games

Young girls study in a secret school on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, November 2000

Athletes of the team Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) in winter gear march together. Large flags are visible in the background

Statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il stand tall while masked and socially-distanced people walk around in front of them at the Mansu Hill Grand Monument on July 27, 2022

The Eiffel Tower lit up at night with the Olympic rings suspended in the middle, symbolizing the hosting of the upcoming Olympic Games