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[Video] Swiss TV commentator covers Israeli war crimes during their Olympics bobsled run. Questions why they are allowed to compete.
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Zagorath aussie.zone Zagorath@aussie.zone
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Tolc lemmy.zip clot27@lemmy.zip
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Either they should ban israel and america from olympics and fifa or they should apologize to russian atheletes. Absolutely shameful double standards

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Zagorath Moderator Zagorath@aussie.zone
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Either they should ban israel and america from olympics and fifa or they should apologize to russian atheletes. Absolutely shameful double standards

Russia at least was originally banned not for political reasons, but because of systemic cheating among their athletes. I saw someone say that that's changed and the reason the ban continues is politics. I'm not sure. But if it was entirely about the doping, I would think that the IOC has a reasonable stance.

But broadcasters can and absolutely should do more things like this video. Use the Olympics as an opportunity to humiliate countries and athletes like Israel and their bobsledder for their involvement in war crimes including genocide.

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Tolc lemmy.zip clot27@lemmy.zip
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Russia at least was originally banned not for political reasons, but because of systemic cheating among their athletes. I saw someone say that that's changed and the reason the ban continues is politics. I'm not sure. But if it was entirely about the doping, I would think that the IOC has a reasonable stance. But broadcasters can and absolutely should do more things like this video. Use the Oly...

I dont see the logic behind banning whole country except for politics, that too around the same time they started a war.

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Zagorath Moderator Zagorath@aussie.zone
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I dont see the logic behind banning whole country except for politics, that too around the same time they started a war.

Just quoting Wikipedia:

In 2017, Russia was suspended from competing at the Olympic Games due to the state-sponsored doping scandal.

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