People watch the opening ceremony of the BRICS Games, an international competition in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Thousands of worldwide athletes in both major and highly obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia's exclusion from major world sports events. (AP Photo/Denis Bushkovsky)
Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the BRICS Games, an international competition in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Thousands of worldwide athletes in both major and highly obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia's exclusion from major world sports events. (AP Photo/Denis Bushkovsky)
People watch the opening ceremony of the BRICS Games, an international competition in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Thousands of worldwide athletes in both major and highly obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia's exclusion from major world sports events. (AP Photo/Denis Bushkovsky)
People watch the opening ceremony of the BRICS Games, an international competition in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Thousands of worldwide athletes in both major and highly obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia's exclusion from major world sports events. (AP Photo/Denis Bushkovsky)
People listen to an address by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the opening ceremony of the BRICS Games, an international competition in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Thousands of worldwide athletes in both major and highly obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia's exclusion from major world sports events. (AP Photo/Denis Bushkovsky)