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If russian atlethes should be prohibited to represent their country in the olimpics, so should the american atlethes for the crimes that US government has commited over the years in Africa, Middle East, etc

IOC is always way too harsh on Russia.

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Let’s weaponise sport ,,, it’s not as if it was meant to bring us together

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Although I disagree atleast your logic is consistent.

Fuck Russia but banning their athletes completely does nothing to deter Russia from being an imperial menace. Why punish athletes who have worked their whole lives for the Olympics, and who have nothing to do with the war? The punishment has to meet the end goal. Banning Russians from the Olympics would only be more propaganda fodder for Putin.

You’re getting downvoted but I agree to an extent. I’m against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but if the Olympics starts picking which issues they want to ban countries’ representation of and which issues they don’t want to do this for, then you’ll no longer have a globally-united Olympics. You’ll just have an Olympics among the countries in the majority that agree with each other. The point to me is for everyone to put their arms down for a couple weeks and unify

Cool, ban em

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Then a lot of other countries should be banned. As those countries are doing the same.

"No flag, no country! That's the rules... that I've just made up."

IOC: "you can still compete, but your flag won't be as pretty"

Russia: "NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

No the fact that their countries are causing a war of aggression against a sovereign nation, that’s what makes it right to ban the athletes from competing and bringing their country the prestige and capital that having Olympic athletes gains.

Did the 2022 winter olympics even happen? I dont remember seeing a single piece of coverage for it in the news or on social media

>Atlethes

That's an... interesting spelling.

That might be the point of sports for you but that doesn’t mean that’s the reality of what they mean for the world and geopolitics.

Believe it or not your perspective is not ultimately a truth :)

Honestly even politic aside they shouldn’t compete. Russia has shown time and time again that they are happy to ignore rules regarding doping. If they can’t play by the rules and keep PEDs out of their athletes then they shouldn’t be allowed to play.

Doesn't make it right

South Africa's White Minority had voting power unlike Russian Citizens.

Allowing Russia and Belarus to compete is also a political statement.

Don’t let them compete!

If they are still doping and still winning then it doesnt matter if they fly a russian flag or one from the olympic committee.

Loosen your belt, open your pants, find your balls, and start banning these clowns