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On 12/10/2022 at 6:50 PM, rafalgorka said:

I voted yes they will participate.

But I think they should not.

 

Realpolitik will win here I’m afraid.

 

US Olympic Committee wants Russians & Belarussians competing as neutrals so yeah, forget about any boycotts :coffee:

 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221212-us-chiefs-back-neutral-russian-athletes-at-paris-olympics

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On 12/9/2022 at 8:29 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Another interesting nugget from that press release in relation to Winter Olympics: “A number of proposals which could have an impact on future elections were discussed, including rotation of the Games within a certain pool of hosts, minimum climate conditions and existing infrastructure criteria.”

Wow, this is actually a rare proposal that makes quite some sense. Especially the minimum climate conditions and existing infrastructure. Winter Olympics in largely green areas with zero prior infrastructure (and so most likely also not a lot of stuff happening after the Olympics) are....well, not great.

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58 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Wow, this is actually a rare proposal that makes quite some sense. Especially the minimum climate conditions and existing infrastructure. Winter Olympics in largely green areas with zero prior infrastructure (and so most likely also not a lot of stuff happening after the Olympics) are....well, not great.

 

The issue would be with ice rinks. Mountains towns rarely have the need for 10,000+ indoor arenas.

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20 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

 

The issue would be with ice rinks. Mountains towns rarely have the need for 10,000+ indoor arenas.

True, although I generally don't have much of a problem with the stadium sports being held in a larger city somewhere in the 'area'.

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Interesting historical perspective on the current national flags debate by ITG’s resident historian Philip Barker: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132697/flags-anthems

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18 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Interesting historical perspective on the current national flags debate by ITG’s resident historian Philip Barker: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132697/flags-anthems

nope,not convinced, a lot of old now irrevalant context that means nothing nowadays  

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