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Ukraine to compete at 2024 Olympics on one condition: athletes from Russia and Belarus must perform under neutral flags (www.rt.com)
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[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I mean, having Ukraine boycott the Olympics isn't a great look for the Olympics.

[–] PerCarita@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

The IOC is not a great look for the Olympics. The organisation is cancerous, just like FIFA

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

didnt a bunch of people boycott it when china was hosting it?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah because the Olympic committee are a bunch of idiots. They keep saying that the Olympics are not political, while being obviously political.

Allowing China to host was a political decision. It showed support for China, no matter how much the Olympic committee said it didn't.

Morons the lot of them.