phelps 6,892 Posted February 1, 2023 #841 Share Posted February 1, 2023 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,483 Posted February 1, 2023 #842 Share Posted February 1, 2023 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.) “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,892 Posted February 2, 2023 #843 Share Posted February 2, 2023 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,702 Posted February 2, 2023 #844 Share Posted February 2, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,702 Posted February 2, 2023 #845 Share Posted February 2, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Maciel 1,261 Posted February 2, 2023 #846 Share Posted February 2, 2023 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. Cinnamon Bun, stepansevs, rafalgorka and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,702 Posted February 2, 2023 #847 Share Posted February 2, 2023 https://olympics.com/ioc/news/national-olympic-committee-of-iran-visit-to-ioc-headquarters Another IOC statement today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,483 Posted February 2, 2023 #848 Share Posted February 2, 2023 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 phelps 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMQ 222 Posted February 2, 2023 #849 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,483 Posted February 2, 2023 #850 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Seems like there’s a great deal of divergence on this. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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