Russian Wrestlers Reject Olympics Invitation

Russian wrestlers who were given permission to participate in this summer\'s Olympic Games have rejected the invitation, the Russian Wrestling Federation said Saturday.After initially barring Russian athletes from the Games over Moscow\'s war on Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved to allow a handful

of Russian athletes to take part under a neutral flag if they meet strict conditions.But the national federation said Saturday that 10 wrestlers who passed the eligibility checks would boycott the Games in protest at the IOC."We do not accept the unsportsmanlike selection principle that guided the International Olympic Committee when forming the list of eligible athletes, the purpose of which is to undermine the principle of unity of our team," the federation said in a statement.