Winter Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[heywoodu 16,443]

7 minutes ago, hoversaBR said:

This is a problem that both the IOC and IPC created, and honestly, I don't know what they could do now.

 

I personally condemn what Russia did to Ukraine, but it's difficult to take the credibility of this ban seriously when there's no justification for it given that other countries ignore the Olympic truce and suffer no consequences. I don't know what the view is in Europe, but I can say that here in Brazil, many question why Russia is banned and others aren't, even considering them unfairly treated.

Plenty of people here as well who would, in the same line, want to see USA, Iran, Israel (Sudan?) banned, for example.

[avlar 578]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Plenty of people here as well who would, in the same line, want to see USA, Iran, Israel (Sudan?) banned, for example.

  

15 minutes ago, hoversaBR said:

This is a problem that both the IOC and IPC created, and honestly, I don't know what they could do now.

 

I personally condemn what Russia did to Ukraine, but it's difficult to take the credibility of this ban seriously when there's no justification for it given that other countries ignore the Olympic truce and suffer no consequences. I don't know what the view is in Europe, but I can say that here in Brazil, many question why Russia is banned and others aren't, even considering them unfairly treated.

I clearly understand this reasoning.

 

I even can say when this "wrong turn" had happen exactly - during another Olympic truce - in 2008 when russia annexed part of Georgia.

The world did not react properly and it was a clear signal - the international institutions are to week to defend the values they proclaimed.

So the current system of international relations is being actively ruined by the leaders who are plaing themselves over the institutions and laws.

 

The IOC and IPC are the international institutions too and they faced with the same challenge.

It looks like their choice is "money" but not "values". 

That`s why those speeches about the Olympic values by Coventry make me sick.

 

I really do not know how the IOC and IPC can reinstate their reputation now.

Ok, they can just wait and join the winner. But they have no any guarantee that the outcome of the war which is getting global will not bring absolutely new world sport structure. Too many "black swans" may happen to predict.

Furthermore, Coventry looks to be absolutely incompetent for this position.

 

 

[Orangehair43 314]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

As we repeat every two years, roughly: no, this is not going to have 'major consequences'.

I think it might. Most of Europe is refusing to host Paralympic sport events at the moment. 

[Orangehair43 314]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

A "government" boycott is not the same as an ATHLETES' boycott.  All it means is that the Ambassador will not be shown on TV waving at the Team when they walk in.  Many Governments including  &  boycotted the Sochi ceremony, for example.  How did Putin respond? By invading  the day the Olympics ended.

An Athletes boycott will happen in when the IPC provokes people by sanctioning people for refusing to stand for the Russian anthem. Looking at the training runs it’s a possibility  in the Women’s standing on Saturday.! A Russian medal is pretty likely at least.