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International Olympic Committee Decides Against Complete Ban of Russian Athletes
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has apparently accepted the solemn promise of Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Alexander Zhukov that no doped Russian athlete will be allowed to compete in Rio. Yes, this is the same Alexander Zhukov who was ROC president when doped Russian athlete's cheated at Vancouver (2010), London (2012), and Sochi (2014). It should also be noted that IOC president Thomas Bach is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of a German company that has extensive business interests in Russia.
Bach had initially demanded the "toughest sanctions available" for Russia's "shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games."
Out the of many many thousands of Russians who competed in international games since 2008, only two Russians blew the whistle on Moscow's cheating and cooperated with investigators.
They have since fled the Russian Federation.
Did Bach miscalculate? Will there be push-back from global anti-doping organizations, individual/team athlete's, and corporate Olympic sponsors?
Personally, I've never believed the IOC possessed the integrity and fortitude necessary to overcome its greed and avarice.
JUL 24 2016
The International Olympic Committee is playing kick the can: Passing their struggle with cheating athletes on to other organizations. The IOC has decided against a complete ban on Russian athletes from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It is leaving it up to global federations to decide which Russian athletes to accept in their sports. But the IOC says it will deny entry of Russian athletes who do not meet the requirements set out for the federations.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has apparently accepted the solemn promise of Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Alexander Zhukov that no doped Russian athlete will be allowed to compete in Rio. Yes, this is the same Alexander Zhukov who was ROC president when doped Russian athlete's cheated at Vancouver (2010), London (2012), and Sochi (2014). It should also be noted that IOC president Thomas Bach is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of a German company that has extensive business interests in Russia.
Bach had initially demanded the "toughest sanctions available" for Russia's "shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games."
Out the of many many thousands of Russians who competed in international games since 2008, only two Russians blew the whistle on Moscow's cheating and cooperated with investigators.
They have since fled the Russian Federation.
Did Bach miscalculate? Will there be push-back from global anti-doping organizations, individual/team athlete's, and corporate Olympic sponsors?
Personally, I've never believed the IOC possessed the integrity and fortitude necessary to overcome its greed and avarice.