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Eugene

(62,630 posts)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:24 PM Jan 2023

IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at Paris Olympics

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 Zelenskyy’s 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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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/zelenskyy-politics-sports-2024-paris-olympic-games-france-government-55608e0d13d4e4b41908b6e2f228dfd8

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IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at Paris Olympics (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2023 OP
"Unifying mission" ... seriously? My thoughts KPN Jan 2023 #1
Yes, I will 100% boycott the Olympics (which i love) if Russia is allowed to compete. lark Jan 2023 #8
Putin loves the Olympics. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #2
How can I put this nicely? Fuck the Olympics. dem4decades Jan 2023 #3
Yes elleng Jan 2023 #5
NO! elleng Jan 2023 #4
Not a good idea. There will be trouble. brush Jan 2023 #6
NO, just fucking no, don't do it. lark Jan 2023 #7

KPN

(16,086 posts)
1. "Unifying mission" ... seriously? My thoughts
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:32 PM
Jan 2023

1). Fuck that.

2) Boycott the Olympics if this goes forward.

lark

(24,122 posts)
8. Yes, I will 100% boycott the Olympics (which i love) if Russia is allowed to compete.
Thu Jan 26, 2023, 11:08 AM
Jan 2023

No Russians in the Olympics, even called by a different name, they are still Ruskies and representing Pootey.

Irish_Dem

(56,569 posts)
2. Putin loves the Olympics.
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:32 PM
Jan 2023

He goes all out on doping. Especially the female gymnasts.

I wonder how much Putin pays the IOC?

dem4decades

(11,888 posts)
3. How can I put this nicely? Fuck the Olympics.
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:35 PM
Jan 2023

Russia wants into the Olympics then Russia gets out of Ukraine.

lark

(24,122 posts)
7. NO, just fucking no, don't do it.
Thu Jan 26, 2023, 11:07 AM
Jan 2023

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.

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