RE: The New Era

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I think Russia is still banned from participating as a country due to their continued invasion. I know many of the athletes are competing under a non affiliated nation banner or something like that and they couldn't participate in the opening ceremonies.

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Yes, it is still banned, although it's been 12 years already.

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I thought that this year the Israelis would compete under a neutral flag because of the genocide of the Palestinians... But as we can see, double standards have reached sports and the arts.

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There must not be that many, I haven't seen many athletes from Israel.

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It doesn't matter how many there are. What matters is that, unlike the Russian flag, no one bans the Israeli flag at games.

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Russia was banned due to the dropping scandal in 2014, not due to the war.

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The main and most pressing reason for 2024–2026 is political, namely:

  • Russia's invasion of Ukraine (since February 24, 2022)
  • Violation of the Olympic Truce, which all countries undertake to observe during the Games
  • Violation of the territorial integrity of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (the IOC accused the ROC of annexing sports organizations from the occupied territories)

Because of this, the IOC:

  • suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) as an organization
  • banned the Russian national team from participating as such
  • banned the use of the Russian flag, anthem, national uniform, and any other state symbols
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It may not matter to you. I was just making an observation.

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Don't think I'm being rude, I just noticed the flag and the committee's double standards.

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Well, we've always known the committee is corrupt!

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