Russia-Ukraine Crisis Consequences in Sports

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1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

There will be a “boycott” in the sense that we only send a low-ranking official to the Opening Ceremony, but the Team will go.

Prince Andrew?

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BBC:

 

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However, World Athletics said its position remains unchanged, with athletes, support personnel and officials from Russia and Belarus remaining excluded "from all World Athletics Series events.

We will continue to monitor the situation, but unless there is a major change in circumstances between now and the Olympic Games, this exclusion will apply to Paris 2024," World Athletics said.

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11 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

Prince Andrew?

Perfect! The kind of subtle insult we all understand but no-one else does.

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Guardian:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/08/athletes-who-have-not-supported-ukraine-war-to-compete-at-paris-2024

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NYT

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/world/europe/olympics-russian-athletes-paris.html

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WP

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2023/12/08/russia-paris-olympics/

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Best Polish sports journalist these days imo, you can google translate this if you wish

 

https://wyborcza.pl/7,154903,30487764,w-igrzyskach-w-paryzu-wezma-udzial-rosjanie-i-bialorusini-jest.html#sortBy:Popularity-Desc

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They say 11 BLRUS athletes are qualified. Do these people - one by one - fulfill IOC entry criteria? No support for the invasion, no military connection???

 

 

btw, fun fact: BLR and RUS are basically one country now , they will perform under the same flag now somehow, you must admit there is some logic in it - one country one flag heh

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