Paris 2024 Olympics: Russian athletes banned from the competition
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Published 2024-07-27
The only way athletes can compete is as neutrals. Sky's Ivor Bennett reports.
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All Comments (21)
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Why isn't USA banned for the invasion of Iraq?? 😂😂😂
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Israel is allowed, Russia is banned, and then western nations wonder why noone takes them seriously 😅
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Israel should be banned as well
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What about that athlete who was accused of sexual misconduct went to jail, he is a sex offender and plays volleyball no sweat. 🤔
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What do the athletes have to do with a war caused by politicians?
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Wasn’t the whole point of the Olympics 2000 years ago was that for the glory of sport there was a ceasefire during the period of the Games? Wasn’t that actually the point?
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Why to punish those athletes? 🤷
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after seeing the opening ceremony on YT, ig the russians dont mind not partaking, lmfao
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Double Standards Double Standards Double Standards
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Why russia banned participating in world cup, euro. Olympic? Why same not applied on USA? Hypocrisy.
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Ban also the Israel
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Yet Israeli athletes are allowed to compete, and they're much worse. Sickening hypocrisy.
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Its unfair.... To the Russian Athletes , NATO invaded Iraq too , Palestine, Israel , Iran have commited atrocities against each other .. but they are at the Olympics. North Korea is there too
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Double standards.
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USA should’ve been banned from many Olympics if that’s the case.
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Hypocrisy at its finest
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The ban on Russian athletes for geopolitical reasons, while not applying similar standards to other countries with international law violations, highlights clear unfairness and hypocrisy. If geopolitical conflicts alone justify bans, then athletes from all nations involved in such conflicts, including Israel, should face similar scrutiny. This selective application of sanctions undermines the principle of fairness in sports and reveals a double standard in addressing political issues.
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That's rather racist isn't it . Thought sports was inclusive for all
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The olympic committee seems to have forgotten why it was created in the first place. Its not a political event and banning russia just defeated the very reason olympics exist.
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Without the Russians, its not really the Olympics period, the Olympics is in danger of seperating, a brics of of games if u like, never mix politics with sport. Olympic committee hasnt thought this through at all and shows theyre naivety.
