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Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia

FILE - Russia's gold medal winner Alexander Legkov, center, with compatriots silver medal winner Maxim Vylegzhanin, left, and bronze medal winner Ilia Chernousov stand on the podium during the medals ceremony for the men's 50-kilometer cross-country race during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. The governments of more than 30 nations released a letter Monday calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and, ultimately, next year's Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

IOC (International Olympic Committee) President Thomas Bach, right, stands in the finish area of the alpine ski, men's World Championship downhill, in Courchevel, France, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

IOC (International Olympic Committee) president Thomas Bach walks in the finish area of the alpine ski, men's World Championship downhill, in Courchevel, France, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia