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July 25, 2024

No flags but plenty of fire for Medvedev at Paris Olympics

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev seen in this image. — AFP/filePARIS: There will be no flags or fanfare for Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Olympics but Russia’s highest-profile athlete in the French capital is unlikely to be far from the headlines.The tennis star, along with other Russian and Belarusians at the Games, has to compete as a neutral following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Having demonstrated that they have not supported the war and have no links to the military, they have...