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imaginationimp t1_j6mkk67 wrote

It’s hilarious how they are corrupt and busted yet try to pass it of as “oh it’s not us, it’s the sports federations”. What a crock of shit

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Yoshyoka t1_j6mk7wj wrote

Yea.. like.. since when does the Olympic committee cared about the human rights abuses of the host countries? That would be a defamatory accusation for business.

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StillBurningInside t1_j6mkco0 wrote

Time for an international boycott. If any Russian federation athlete is allowed to compete I will not watch the Olympics.

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sbrees55 t1_j6mrtmq wrote

If big business withholds its sponsorship of the Olympic Games (IOC!), it will be interesting to see how quickly the IOC’s stance on letting Russian and Belarusian athletes participate changes!!!

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ComplexLocksmith6741 t1_j6nqn6v wrote

This is my plan. Tell everyone to not watch. It won't be on any tv near me including restaurants. If it's on it will be turn it off or I'm out. Obviously I will not be in any multi TV bars, and I'm okay with that

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Classic_Star5426 t1_j6pekk3 wrote

Better yet target the sponsors. If enough people get involved and the likes of Coke are getting bad press they will pretty quickly persuade the IOC to change.

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The-Entity t1_j6mmtdn wrote

Seriously, who watched the Olympics before?

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Reselects420 t1_j6mpql3 wrote

> The 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, which actually took place in 2021, had a global audience of approximately 3.05 billion, down from 3.2 billion five years earlier.

Just a few people.

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The-Entity t1_j6n1n55 wrote

Jesus! Must be an American thing to not care.

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Yelmel t1_j6mr5b9 wrote

Any fuckin event with Russia participation is of absolutely no interest to me.

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Sufficient-Object-89 t1_j6mtt1u wrote

Yeah! Let's punish the athletes because a dictator did a thing..oh wait that's dumb.

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woliphirl t1_j6nc34u wrote

The IOC has revoked a total of 149 medals In its history, due to athletes doping.

Russia makes up 51 of those medals revoked.

They are not actual competitors, they cheat.

It's very telling. im curious your thoughts on that.

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systemshock18 t1_j6mv6vl wrote

That is right, 1936 Nazi Germany Olympics were all about sport and not because a dictator did a thing.

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Yelmel t1_j6n7lcl wrote

Russia as a whole needs to support the genocide campaign against Ukraine for it to happen. It wasn't Putin Khan shooting tied up people on the streets of Bucha. Russia is doing a thing and that thing is the crime of genocide.

Yes let's punish Russia. Remove any sense of pride their athletes might bring to bandage over their war criminal image.

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Apart_Emergency_191 t1_j6mktvp wrote

I mean the WC was hosted in Russia while they were bombing syrian civilians of course they gonna allow russian athletes in the olympic

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almostthere69420 t1_j6nuhr1 wrote

When the collective world walks away from the Olympics because of Russia they will find out.

They can have new Olympics with only Iran, China, Korea, Russia

Or they can have actual Olympics, without Russia, because nobody gives a fuck about Russia👌 they made their bed and now they can deal with the consequences for decades and decades to come

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DDmikeyDD t1_j6ny0md wrote

Isn't a defense against defamation saying something that is unambiguously true?

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autotldr t1_j6mnvq2 wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot)

> The International Olympic Committee on Monday rejected fierce criticism from Ukrainian officials, who have accused it of promoting war after the body said Russians could potentially be given the opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

> "The IOC rejects in the strongest possible terms this and other defamatory statements," the IOC told Reuters in a statement.

> The IOC said last week that it welcomed a proposal from the Olympic Council of Asia for Russian and Belarusian athletes to have the chance to compete in Asia.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Russian^#1 IOC^#2 compete^#3 International^#4 Ukraine^#5

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DDNyght_ t1_j6oxfsx wrote

I'm glad not everyone is suckered in by Volodymyr's bullshit.

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ScratchHot4172 t1_j6ot7mt wrote

keep politics out of sports. You cant punish athlets because of their governments. If iranian or N Korean athletes can compete why not russian or bielorussian ones?

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