Vladimir Putin will attend Beijing Olympics despite Russian government officials being banned due to doping sanctions


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At least one major head of state will be attending the Winter Olympics in Beijing even if a proposed diplomatic boycott over human rights issues does come to fruition. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to the Games from Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to TASS. Being invited by the head of state of the host country is the only way Putin can attend the Games. As part of the sanctions imposed on Russia for its state-sponsored doping at Sochi 2014 and subsequent cover-ups, Russian government officials were banned from Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022. Russian athletes, as...