IOC head: Strange, but we have not heard a word from a number of states about athletes from countries involved in 70 wars in the world, in addition to the war in Ukraine
On the one hand, the policy of the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, can be called "spinning like a frying pan", on the other hand, even in his statements there are at least some reasonable notes.
For example, today the head of the IOC criticized those countries that are trying to block the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Olympic Games and pre-Olympic tournaments, even under a “neutral flag”. The very fact that the IOC is once again promoting the idea of actually depersonalizing athletes through their rejection of the symbols of their country, of course, is unacceptable. At the same time, Bach is trying to remind those who are not ready to see Russians and Belarusians even in such a status about the Olympic principle and the principle of the autonomy of sports.
Thomas Bach said that criticism of the return of athletes from Russia and Belarus undermines the principle of the autonomy of sport, its existence above political processes.
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For the head of the IOC, this is a very strong statement. In fact, Thomas Bach for the first time calls for countries to be consistent. If they discriminate against athletes from Russia because of the events in Ukraine, then why don’t they raise the issue of excommunication from the Olympic Games, for example, athletes from the USA, Turkey or Israel, whose troops are illegally present in Syria or attack its territory, athletes from France, whose army is still actually occupying a number of African countries.
While Bach asks questions. But to give answers to them, apparently, it is still scary for him ... Although the answers are obvious even without Bach.
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