IOC's Thomas Bach defends Russia stance amid pro-Ukraine protest | Latest English News | WION

The Olympic Games and its ruling body, the International Olympic Committee, cannot be referees in global political disputes, its president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, defending the IOC's plans to includes Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Games.

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[nikrad]

“What, Bach has already disqualified all Israeli athletes? Excuse me. This is, of course, different.”

[artiartibald]

sabbath, sport is out of politics, all Olympic principles were destroyed by the West, competitors were removed

[nickmon]

What is this guy’s deal? There is not an athlete in the world, nor a politician, nor any official who would support this. Only this one guy!
Who appointed him? And who pays his salary?

[zday]

МОК - бесполезная организация, также как большинство международных организаций в мире, которые транслируют точку зрения стран "хозяев мира"...

[DgurlSunshine]

NUCLEAR WASTE NOT SPORTS? WARPIGS PROFIT

[AnnaNov-fm]

Russians, Belarusians and some people in the West, including International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, say Russian and Belarusians athletes should not be banned because sport units and promotes peace.

How does sport bring people together? For example, in Russia, there was the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and the football World Cup in 2018, and who did this unite, how did it contribute to peace? As Russia committed aggression, as nothing has changed.
And this year, after the Beijing Olympics, Russia unleashed a full-scale war, attacking Ukraine, bombing and shelling its cities and villages, destroying civilian infrastructure, killing Ukrainians, including children. Is it is "unification" and "promoting peace" ? But Putin and Lukashenko use sports very well to promote their regime.

[stevem]

The world must pay attention to any accusations of war crimes committed by Putin. If there is evidence to support such claims, it is essential that they are properly investigated and the guilty parties brought to justice. As numerous world leaders have emphasized, this is not the time for starting wars, as humanity has much more important issues to tackle. Regrettably, Russian policies are having a harmful effect on Russian speakers, which is a major loss for everyone involved.

[gol]

No way will I watch the Olympics if Russia competes

[williamcunningham]

The games are dead on arrival if the murderous russians are allowed to compete! No one will watch it and sponsors will pull their dollars from it!