They should just be banned entirely. How many doping scandals does it take? The presence of their athletes is all Russia cares about. They'll Photoshop in some flags and parade it around state TV.

[–] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think that's fair to the athletes. They have all worked super hard to make it to the olympics and they shouldn't be banned because of their birthplace.

[–] tellah@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's fair to the other athletes who also worked super hard to make it to the Olympics. It's not a prestigious competition if it's full of cheaters.

[–] mindlight@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are not allowed to represent their birthplace because the birthplace actively financing and supporting systematic doping. That is not the same as they are being banned.

I have no understanding for why you want to represent that.

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Why should doping even be illegal? You sound a lot like chuds talking about trans athletes

Competition will never be perfectly fair, Michael Phelps is a genetic freak who's just better at swimming than most people due to his insane lung capacity but he's still allowed to compete

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Doping is illegal because it represents a serious risk to the health of athletes to get into a PED arms race

[–] 0xACAB@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

To be fair doping is literally cheating and causing further damage to already exploited athletes, where as being trans just makes you cool as hell

[–] mindlight@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Countries and contestants have all agreed that doping is not allowed. If you promise something and have no intention to keep the promise you are in fact a liar.

There has been, and probably still is, a government funded doping program in Russia. So not only have their contestants been proved to be cheaters, Russia has been caught sponsoring it all too.

So while you like to derail this discussion towards on whether doping should be allowed or not it still doesn't change the fact that Russia actively promoted cheating.

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

We should also ban Russian cats from Cat Beauty Pageants while we’re at it because fuck them cats.