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The IOC - completely lame, as usual


From an AP article below. The IOC bans Russia "to protect the integrity of global sports competitions", and said the impact of war outweighs potential damage to athletes. But low and behold, due to legal reasons, Russian athletes can still compete in the paralympic games starting this weekend. Well which is it IOC? They should stick to wet-noodle doping rulings.



GENEVA -- In a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia after invading Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies on Monday to exclude the country's athletes and officials from international events.The IOC said it was needed to "protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants."

The IOC said it acted "with a heavy heart," but the impact of war on Ukrainian sports outweighed the potential damage done to athletes from Russia and Belarus.

It was not a total blanket ban by the IOC. Where exclusion was "not possible on short notice for organizational or legal reasons," then teams from Russia and Belarus should compete as neutral athletes with no national flag, anthem or symbols, including at the upcoming Winter Paralympics in Beijing.

(In response to this post by great2bahokie)

Posted: 02/28/2022 at 1:31PM


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