International Olympic Committee News

[phelps 7,706]

1 hour ago, Cinnamon Bun said:

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133209/coventry-russia-belarus-ioc.

 

Looks like Bach's potential successor will continue to pursue the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes.  

she'll never be the IOC President...

[Olympian1010 7,990]

59 minutes ago, phelps said:

she'll never be the IOC President...

Her and Hoevertz would seem like the front runners to me (assuming everyone agrees the next president should be a woman.)

[phelps 7,706]

13 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Her and Hoevertz would seem like the front runners to me (assuming everyone agrees the next president should be a woman.)

easier to see a woman at the White House than being elected as the IOC President...

[Dragon 1,848]

16 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Her and Hoevertz would seem like the front runners to me (assuming everyone agrees the next president should be a woman.)

I think Samaranch Jr will get the job

[Dragon 1,848]

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/q-a-on-solidarity-with-ukraine-sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-and-the-status-of-athletes-from-these-countries

IOC statement

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

39 minutes ago, Dragon said:

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/q-a-on-solidarity-with-ukraine-sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-and-the-status-of-athletes-from-these-countries

IOC statement

So the IOC argument is that because there are no UN sanctions against Russia or Belarus, they should be free to compete but conveniently ignores the fact that the only reason there are no UN sanctions in place is because Russia is blocking them.

 

Putting out rubbish like this really just undermines their credibility. 

[Dragon 1,848]

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/national-olympic-committee-of-iran-visit-to-ioc-headquarters

Another IOC statement today

[Olympian1010 7,990]

I made a joke about the IOC putting out a statement a day on political issues, but it would seem that was more a prediction now 

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[Olympian1010 7,990]

Seems like there’s a great deal of divergence on this.