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Olympic Officials Hold Off on Russia Ban, for Now?

  • 19-07-2016 9:34pm
    #1
    Rainman16
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 566 ✭✭✭


    Should Russia be completely banned from the 2016 Olympics? Apparently Vladimir Putin has a friendly relationship with IOC president Thomas Bach. An announcement was due today on the final decision but it appears Bach is delaying the ruling.


Comments

  • #2
    lc180
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭lc180


    There's no need to be Russian into a decision anyway......


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Sport and politics shouldn't mix.


  • #4
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    biko wrote: »
    Sport and politics shouldn't mix.


    Sport and drugs shouldn't mix,but hey.


  • #5
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Kinda hard to see why they shouldn't be banned.


  • #6
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    In drugs Russia, ban Soviets you.


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  • #7
    gandalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    If it was only a few athletes then it would be overkill but based on the report yesterday this was state sponsored doping on a near industrial scale. If the IOC is independent and moral at all then Russia should be banned from this and the next Olympics.


  • #8
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    gandalf wrote: »
    If it was only a few athletes then it would be overkill but based on the report yesterday this was state sponsored doping on a near industrial scale. If the IOC is independent and moral at all then Russia should be banned from this and the next Olympics.


    Can't not ban them without making a mockery of themselves and the entire Olympics.


  • #9
    NiallBoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭NiallBoo


    The delay is until Thursday to wait for the Court of Arbitration for Sport to make a ruling about whether or not the existing IAAF (track &field) ban on Russian athletes is legal.

    If (when) CAS upholds the IAAF ban then you can expect to see the IOC ban to all sports that Russia are competing in - or at least all of the ones mentioned in the McLaren report.


  • #10
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,309 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    It would be a bit of a farce if they didn't ban them though!


  • #11
    boege
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭boege


    No issue with a ban as long as they treat all nations equally:

    http://fittish.deadspin.com/wada-discovers-world-record-factory-ethiopia-does-almos-1769983123


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