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Source: Associated Press
IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at Paris Olympics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR
January 25, 2023
GENEVA (AP) The IOC made clear Wednesday it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes, in defiance of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyys call to exclude them entirely.
Citing a unifying mission during a time of war, the International Olympic Committee said no athlete should face discrimination based only on the passport they held.
A pathway for athletes participation in competition under strict conditions should therefore be further explored, the IOC said in a statement published after an executive board meeting. IOC president Thomas Bach did not hold his usual news conference after the meeting.
Russia was not directly condemned in the statement though athletes who have been actively supporting the war in Ukraine face being excluded from the Paris Olympics that open in 18 months time, the IOC said.
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KPN
(16,086 posts)1). Fuck that.
2) Boycott the Olympics if this goes forward.
lark
(24,122 posts)No Russians in the Olympics, even called by a different name, they are still Ruskies and representing Pootey.
Irish_Dem
(56,569 posts)He goes all out on doping. Especially the female gymnasts.
I wonder how much Putin pays the IOC?
dem4decades
(11,888 posts)Russia wants into the Olympics then Russia gets out of Ukraine.
brush
(57,404 posts)Much trouble.
lark
(24,122 posts)Russians aren't rebelling against Putin, they should not be rewarded with being allowed to compete in the Olympics. Yes, this is cruel to the athletes, but stands must be taken, the world needs to show Putin more consequences for being a fascist oligarch and would-be destroyer of the world for his own profit and dreams.