IOC promised to make a final decision on the criteria for admission of Russian athletes to the Olympic Games in Paris at the next meeting of the executive committee. ROC President Stanislav Pozdnyakov expressed confidence that one of them will be the signing of documents condemning the conduct of the SVO.

Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin called for waiting for the verdict and only after that agreeing on a response position. The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo spoke out loudly in favor of Russians taking part in the opening ceremony.