British athletes, following the US athletes, said they would not boycott the Olympics if Russians and Belarusians were admitted

February 6 2023 26

Following US athletes, British athletes issued a statement that they would not boycott the 2024 Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus were allowed to attend. The argument of British and American athletes suddenly became the fact that the Olympic Games proclaim the equality of athletes, regardless of the political or economic policies of states. Why this was not mentioned earlier, athletes from these countries do not report.

The British edition of The Daily Mail writes that such a position of the athletes runs counter to the "official position of London."

From the material:

The British authorities do not support the admission of Russian athletes to the 2024 Olympics, nor do they support the refusal of British athletes to boycott the Olympic Games in the event of such admission.

In fact, everything looks like a well-planned action. There may be several reasons. First, the US and Britain fear that if bans and boycotts become the norm, an alternative to the Games could emerge, as well as an alternative to the IOC. And this is the loss of funds, loss of control, etc. Secondly, if the British and American athletes of the 2024 Olympics, which will be held in Paris, boycott, then Russia and China can take advantage of this - simply by the fact of the number of awards won. It is much more important for Washington and London to ensure that Russian athletes again perform without a flag and an anthem, and even “better” to condemn the so-called “invasion of Ukraine”. Recall that such requirements for athletes from the Russian Federation for admission to the Olympics were voiced by IOC officials.

It is worth adding that after the statements of British and American athletes, the Poles and Balts got into a delicate situation, who traditionally ran ahead of the hosts, saying that if athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus participate in the next Olympic Games, their athletes will boycott the Games. Only in the current situation, the boycott of the Games by the Polish and Lithuanian Olympic Committees can simply be overlooked ...

In this regard, Zelensky’s yesterday’s passage that “Ukraine will continue to take measures against the admission of athletes from Russia to international competitions” draws attention to itself. Presumably, this is now the “main” problem for the whole of Ukraine…

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+4

6 February 2023 07: 27

British athletes, following the US athletes, said they would not boycott the Olympics if Russians and Belarusians were admitted

They grow wiser before our eyes ... what happened to them ...
I hope that our athletes will not put up and disgrace themselves with a white flag at competitions ... a flag of surrender.
1. ivan1979nkl
  
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  6 February 2023 07: 49
  
  the British are cunning, they are afraid to completely alienate our athletes, which can lead to a split in the Olympic movement and a boycott of the already Russian one, which is highly undesirable for the West - because they will lose influence on us.
  The British athletes themselves - backing vocals on the backup dancers, what they will be told from above will be voiced
  1. Machito
    
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    6 February 2023 08: 15
    
    And sho guardians will not boycott the Olympics because of the participation of Russians and Belarusians in the Games?
  2. Zoldat_A
    
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    6 February 2023 10: 58
    
    Quote from ivan1979nkl
    the British are cunning, they are afraid to completely alienate our athletes, which can lead to a split in the Olympic movement and a boycott of the already Russian one, which is highly undesirable for the West - because they will lose influence on us.
    
    Isn't it time for ours to roll out a counter ultimatum - or we go on an equal footing with everyone - with a flag, an anthem and other things, or play your own small-town transgender cabal. We have the experience, the strength and the means to hold an alternative Olympics - without politics, without transgender people. We have mastered the two Olympics and the Goodwill Games - and we will still master it.
    1. Norbert
      
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      6 February 2023 12: 08
      
      they can’t do that, they were preparing .. lackeys
2. crownn90
  
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  6 February 2023 09: 40
  
  Hardly. Rather, it is a necessary measure, because. indeed, such a boycott will lead to the creation of alternative structures and games beyond their control. For example, even based on Asian ones. IMHO
marchcat

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6 February 2023 07: 28

the position of the athletes is contrary to the "official position of London"
Yes, there is not any “contrary” there, everyone is happy with everything (everyone is happy that our athletes perform under a white rag). There is nothing to do there, at this Olympiad, without a flag and an anthem.
dmi.pris1

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6 February 2023 07: 29

And how will our athletes react if they are required to publicly express disagreement with the operation being carried out? Yes, and participation without a flag looks like a shame. We need to arrange our own games, like the "Goodwill Games"
1. mark1
  
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  6 February 2023 08: 22
  
  Quote from: dmi.pris1
  And how will our athletes react if they are required to publicly express disagreement with the operation being carried out?
  
  And what do you yourself think? They were getting ready!
  I think everything will be the way it was before - our sports snoops will run around, whine on the sidelines of the IOC to remove the fad about disagreement, and athletes will go under a white flag holding figs in their pockets and singing deep in their souls about "Katyusha" because. the words of the anthem of Russia most likely do not even know.
  1. Aag
    
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    6 February 2023 09: 20
    
    Quote: mark1
    Quote from: dmi.pris1
    And how will our athletes react if they are required to publicly express disagreement with the operation being carried out?
    
    And what do you yourself think? They were getting ready!
    I think everything will be the way it was before - our sports snoops will run around, whine on the sidelines of the IOC to remove the fad about disagreement, and athletes will go under a white flag holding figs in their pockets and singing deep in their souls about "Katyusha" because. the words of the anthem of Russia most likely do not even know.
    
    Already circulated on the web:
    “Everyone is so worried about the athletes, they say they have been preparing all their lives and therefore they should be given a chance to perform.
    But no one, . Moreover, unlike athletes, they will do it solely on behalf of the Country, under their Flag, and under their Anthem."
    1. mark1
      
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      6 February 2023 09: 35
      
      Quote: AAG
      Moreover, unlike athletes, they will do it solely on behalf of the Country, under their Flag, and under their Anthem."
      
      Truly worthy people, there will be a chance - they will not miss it.)))
      1. Aag
        
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        6 February 2023 10: 07
        
        Quote: mark1
        Quote: AAG
        Moreover, unlike athletes, they will do it solely on behalf of the Country, under their Flag, and under their Anthem."
        
        Truly worthy people, there will be a chance - they will not miss it.)))
        
        People are different, just like everywhere else.
        But, the very specifics, the system eliminates possible ... flaws, which gives confidence in the completion of the task.
tralflot1832

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6 February 2023 07: 30

I'll tell you a terrible secret, the Olympic Games are a commercial enterprise and it must be profitable. The sponsors said we must be in profit and shove the IOC into its anus. Russians and Belarusians must be at the Olympics. it is necessary to knock out so that we have the Russian flag.
1. Vladimir80
  
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  6 February 2023 08: 29
  
  The main money of this show is from the sale of broadcasts, and vgtrk and ort will buy the show of this hat even if there are no athletes growing up there - you listen to the sports news, as if it’s not there, everyone is cracking what’s going on there ...
rotmistr60

+1

6 February 2023 07: 33

And at first they loudly announced a boycott if Russian and Belarusian athletes were admitted, being sure that the IOC and the “international community” would be frightened of this and give it back. And we had to move ourselves in order to participate in the games. They didn't even hesitate to say that
The Olympic Games proclaim the equality of athletes, regardless of the political or economic policies of states
And where was this equality when our athletes were rotten by everyone who was related to the Olympic Games, they were forbidden to compete under their own flag, the anti-doping inquisition was rampant ...
voice of reason

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6 February 2023 07: 34

Yeah, participation under white flags, without a coat of arms and an anthem. Why is this a disgrace? That's all who drown for participation, they don't care about the country at all. let them get out of here and get the citizenship of the same petty Britain and the states and speak out from them. And then the guys at the front are fighting for our flag, and language and country, and these are ready to betray everything just to get a personal medal!
Uprun

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6 February 2023 07: 47

Boom to participate, but only under the flag and with the anthem, let others hang the white flag in the windows of their houses.
1. tralflot1832
  
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  6 February 2023 08: 21
  
  Pozdnyakov does not chew snot, pushes through our position - no discrimination. Yes, and the PRC is well done - invited to the Asian Athletics Games, with a flag and an anthem. Now we need to show results. Chinese athletes are one of the strongest in the world, so we have an incentive to win. Our best!!!
  1. Aag
    
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    6 February 2023 09: 11
    
    Create meme
    1. tralflot1832
      
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      6 February 2023 10: 29
      
      Oh, that's it! And I think why the Norwegian skiers and skiers decided to boycott. Vyalbe she is like that, she can force the Norwegians to take off their pants before the start and the next in line will be asthmatics who will run with a spray bottle in their mouth or at the Paralympics.
Boris Sergeev

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6 February 2023 07: 56

Nothing more than a maneuver on the part of the United States and England, so as not to put the Russian Olympic Committee, which is campaigning with might and main for participation under the white flag, in a completely hopeless situation.
rocket757

0

6 February 2023 09: 30

British athletes, following the US athletes, said they would not boycott the Olympics if Russians and Belarusians were admitted
. And so important are some arguments, now ...
Maybe the athletes are tired of following the lead of the politicians, the lead of the frostbitten crowd... so it can also be.
In short, let's wait and see.
1. Boris Sergeev
  
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  6 February 2023 09: 38
  
  Athletes someone asked? They do not represent themselves at the Olympics, but the country, if you forgot.
  1. rocket757
    
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    6 February 2023 11: 10
    
    Come on ... such a "war" is now going on, including on the information fronts ...
    No one forgets that politicians rule everything, because it is fraught with all sorts of "surprises."
bulbash70

0

7 February 2023 12: 17

it came to woodpeckers, they realized that they would get much less money for the Olympics, so they fussed.
Fangaro

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7 February 2023 21: 32

Why is everyone talking about the white flag? Gazelle on the background of a green pasture.
And the desire to reduce pollution of the planet, and concern for the conservation of rare animal species. Why not offer the IOC the performance of our Russian athletes under a flag that the English-speaking world will not annoy?