{"id":59105,"date":"2024-01-04T13:41:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T10:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=59105"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-athletes-banned-from-2024-winter-youth-olympics","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_2x1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_2x1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_2x1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_2x1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_2x1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(IOC)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 4, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South Korea\u2019s Gangwon province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athletes from both countries are not allowed to compete even as neutrals, Russia&#8217;s <em>TASS<\/em> reported, citing the International Olympic Committee (IOC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualification for the Youth Olympics ended in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 8, the IOC announced that it would allow individual neutral athletes from Belarus and Russia to participate in the Paris Olympics this year. No Russian or Belarusian officials will be invited to or accredited, it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athletes who &#8220;actively support&#8221; the Russian war against Ukraine will not be eligible, just as athletes and support personnel who are contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus was banned from nearly all international competitions after Minsk allowed Russian troops to invade Ukraine from the country\u2019s territory in February 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 4, Pozirk. Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South Korea\u2019s Gangwon province. Athletes from both countries are not allowed to compete even as neutrals, Russia&#8217;s TASS reported, citing the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Qualification for the Youth Olympics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":54352,"template":"","rubric":[16,32],"class_list":["post-59105","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 4, Pozirk. Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"January 4, Pozirk. Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-09T20:10:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"744\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"496\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Pozirk_online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/\"},\"headline\":\"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-04T10:41:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-09T20:10:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/\"},\"wordCount\":155,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/\",\"name\":\"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | Pozirk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-04T10:41:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-09T20:10:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"January 4, Pozirk. Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg\",\"width\":744,\"height\":496},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Pozirk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | Pozirk","description":"January 4, Pozirk. Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | Pozirk","og_description":"January 4, Pozirk. Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South","og_url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/","og_site_name":"Pozirk","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","article_modified_time":"2026-03-09T20:10:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":744,"height":496,"url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Pozirk_online","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/"},"headline":"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics","datePublished":"2024-01-04T10:41:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/"},"wordCount":155,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/","name":"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | Pozirk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg","datePublished":"2024-01-04T10:41:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49+00:00","description":"January 4, Pozirk. Athletes from Belarus and Russia will miss out on the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in South","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IOC_flag_744x496.jpg","width":744,"height":496},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59105\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Belarusian athletes banned from 2024 Winter Youth Olympics"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","name":"Pozirk","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization","name":"Pozirk","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Pozirk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/59105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rubric","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rubric?post=59105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}