RUS not competing Asian Games

This makes it even more difficult to believe Russian athletes will end up competing the Paris Olympics.

The 19th Asian Games — confusingly called 2022 Asian Games — are scheduled to be held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Athletes from #Russia and #Belarus will not compete at the @hangzhou2022 #AsianGames after the International Olympic Committee ruled a proposal for them to do so was "not feasible"https://t.co/VzqZaYzybN @iocmedia @AsianGamesOCA

— insidethegames (@insidethegames) September 2, 2023