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No fencers from Russia or Belarus will take part in the Paris Olympics after those eligible under a neutral banner did not enter for European qualifiers, according to the European Fencing Confederation.
The Asian Games in China, from September 23 to October 8, will award Olympic places in nine sports and will feature the best exponents in several disciplines. Finally, despite the fact that they had opened the door for them, Russia and Belarus were not invited to participate.
Russia's fencers have rejected the "proposed return format" set out by the IOC to come back to international competition, the Russian Olympic Committee said Thursday, raising the possibility of a boycott…