French President of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet (left), France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, President of the Metropolis of Greater Paris and (left to right) mayor of Rueil-Malmaison Patrick Ollier (centre) French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera attend a visit at the Aquatic Olympic Center (CAO) in Saint-Denis, northern suburbs of Paris, on Jan 27. Latvia's foreign minister yesterday stated the Baltic states and Poland opposed any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at Olympic Games in Paris next year, even under a neutral flag. - AFP