May 11 : Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said it was painful to see the International Olympic Committee (IOC) clear the path for Belarusian athletes to return to the global stage under their own flag while Russia's war against her country rages on. The IOC had recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from events since 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has been used as a staging ground for the invasion. However, the IOC said last week it no longer