IOC to end neutral-status vetting for Russian athletes ahead of 2028 Olympics

When I said it’s messed up that Russia is banned but Israel isn’t I meant that both must be banned, but I guess the IOC prefers to have neither banned bcs it’s fine to be a genocidal occupying power

IOC - utter cowards. Russia is invading a sovereign territory Russia increases civilian killings What changed, apart from your morals? The excuse for lifting the ban is Russia doesn't organise events in occupied regions. Is it sarcasm when the IOC says it stands with Ukraine?

The IOC must hear our voices. Please tag The International Olympic Committee (IOC):This is a disgrace. Just a few days ago, Russia kіIІеd around 100 people in Kyiv💔 How can the аggressor be welcomed back under its national flag while it continues to wage a brutal wаr and kіІI іnnocent people?1/2

THE WORLD: Surely, if the IOC has banned Russia from the Olympics for invading a fellow IOC member, by any reasonable standards, Israel, and hell maybe even the US, would meet those same definitio-- THE IOC: hey, not sure if you heard but Russia isn't banned anymore, it's all fine, moving on

The IOC eases its entry requirements for Russian athletes ahead of qualifying events for the 2028 Olympics.

The IOC is every bit as corrupt as FIFA. How can they possibly do this when Russia is continuing to kill Ukrainian civilians?

So the IOC suspended Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, an invasion that is still ongoing. But what, everyone’s bored with that now, so they’re un-suspended? 🙄

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday that it’s lifting its three-year suspension of Russia, paving the way for Russian athletes to compete in future Olympic Games despite the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The IOC, desperate not to be out-corrupted by Fifa, have let Russia back into the Olympics. Meanwhile they’re still only just redistributing the medals won by the Russian women drug cheats from the London 2012 800m final

Counterpoint: fuck Russia, fuck Belarus, and fuck the IOC www.espn.com/olympics/sto...

I definitely have always thought the IOC should be consistent in banning nations committing genocide, but the answer to their inconsistency was to ban Israel & the US, not to reinstate Russia!

"FIFA is the most corrupt sporting institution in the world" IOC: "Hold my beer" Russia could compete at LA 2028 Olympics - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...

Guess the IOC is cool with Russia still launching drones and missiles into civilian targets in Ukrainian cities.

As soon as the ISU lifted the ban on Russia in figure skating last week, Russia bombed Kyiv worse than it has in years, killing dozens of civilians. I still haven’t even found the emotional energy to do a writeup on that, let alone IOC caving in to a terrorist state with no respect for clean sport

1) Interesting timing (amid World Cup mayhem) 2) The IOC telegraphed this @ the 2026 Winter Olympics 3) New IOC President's priorities: banning trans athletes, welcoming Russia back into the Olympic fold 4) Will the IOC now start using same criteria for Israeli football clubs in illegal settlements?