Canada objected on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee loosening its suspension on Russian athletes.
The move, announced Tuesday, would apply to the 2028 games in Los Angeles, opening the door for Russian athletes to compete, but the IOC says it will decide later if they could do it with the Russian flag and anthem.
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“The countries of Russia and Belarus should not be represented in international sports competitions while Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable full-scale invasion against Ukraine continues,” the Secretary of Sport Adam van Koeverden, a former Olympian. wrote.
He added Canada will not let Russian athletes be part of any domestic sports events funded by Ottawa.
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Sometimes I wonder if the IOC gets jealous of FIFA’s corruption coverage and just wants to get back into the news cycle game?
They played the Trump card. What can we do to raise them on that? Oh! Let Russia back into the Olympics!