concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoIOC boss says individual athletes cannot be punished for acts of their governments, defending move to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutralswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkIOC boss says individual athletes cannot be punished for acts of their governments, defending move to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutralswww.bbc.co.ukconcrete_baby@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoWill that standard be applied consistently? Will USA athletes be punished for the acts of their government? British? Saudi? Isreali? Because it not, it becomes clear that this has nothing to do with principles and everything to do with politics.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoErr, no. All countries should be held to an equivalent standard.
Will that standard be applied consistently? Will USA athletes be punished for the acts of their government? British? Saudi? Isreali?
Because it not, it becomes clear that this has nothing to do with principles and everything to do with politics.
Err, no. All countries should be held to an equivalent standard.