" No German or Russ "

Though Austria has been invited to the 1924 Olympic Games, the International Committee resolved to bar Germany. It was pointed out that the spectacle of German athletes in the Grand Parade of the Nations might stir more than the memories of those present in the Paris Stadium. Russia, too, was barred. By invitation of President Masaryk of the CzechoSlovak Republic, the Olympic Congress of 1925 will be held in Prague. Pope Pius granted an audience to the International Olympic Committee and praised their efforts for clean, moral sport.