SgtKrowyn t1_j5vl7em wrote
The point of organized sport competitions is about sports and the ability of athlete. It is supposted to be a thing above politics. Banning the Russian and Belarus is a political statement but it's good they don't harm the sports due to politics
Sex_Fueled_Squirrel t1_j5vmvis wrote
Allowing Russia and Belarus to compete is also a political statement.
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tads_the_way t1_j5w2ccj wrote
You’re getting downvoted but I agree to an extent. I’m against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but if the Olympics starts picking which issues they want to ban countries’ representation of and which issues they don’t want to do this for, then you’ll no longer have a globally-united Olympics. You’ll just have an Olympics among the countries in the majority that agree with each other. The point to me is for everyone to put their arms down for a couple weeks and unify
Such-Fail t1_j5vribb wrote
Honestly even politic aside they shouldn’t compete. Russia has shown time and time again that they are happy to ignore rules regarding doping. If they can’t play by the rules and keep PEDs out of their athletes then they shouldn’t be allowed to play.
Sorryyoudidntknow t1_j5vt91a wrote
That might be the point of sports for you but that doesn’t mean that’s the reality of what they mean for the world and geopolitics.
Believe it or not your perspective is not ultimately a truth :)
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