Norway Says It Would Not Let in Russian, Belarusian Professional Athletes to Compete

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Both Norway and Finland have on Thursday decided to stop Russian athletes from competing in the countries - as long as the war in Ukraine continues. Sports Minister Jakob Forssmed says that the government is analyzing the possibilities for Sweden to act. - It is very important that Russian athletes are not allowed to participate, he tells DN.

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Russian athletes have no business in Norway.

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Russian athletes have no business in Norway.

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If athletes from Russia and Belarus try to come to Norway to compete, they will be rejected

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The government in Oslo is banning all Russian athletes from competing in Norway as long as the war in Ukraine continues, Norwegian broadcaster NRK reports. The decision comes after Finland made the same decision earlier on Thursday. “Russia is using sports as a propaganda tool,” says Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen.