Russian-born athletes who changed nationality and now compete for countries such as Poland are to be banned from reentering their homeland, stripped of their titles or even face prosecution, Russia’s sports minister has warned. The threat comes after 13 athletes decided to compete at the Olympic Games in Italy as ‘Individual Neutral Athletes’, without a flag or anthem, and after a string of Russian athletes switched national loyalties following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine  JOIN US ON

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