Russia Vetoed The Winter Olympics

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

In an unprecedented decision, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to veto Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics that will take place in the city of Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February., after the painful doping scandal that involved the Russian Olympic Committee.

The unexpected news undoubtedly falls like a cold water screener to the Asian giant, in view of what will be its role as host of the next World Cup, which will also take place over the next year.

The drastic measure adopted by the IOC was released on Tuesday, after it was found that athletes, officials, scientists, members of the Olympic Committee and the Russian government participated in a gigantic plot to manipulate anti-doping rules for the benefit of the host delegation. at the Sochi 2014 Olympics.

“The IOC made a strong decision based on principles. There are no perfect decisions, but with this one we clearly want to prevent something like this from happening again. Now is the time to look towards Pyeongchang”, shared through a statement the international entity that governs the Olympic sport in the world.

Likewise, it was reported that Russian athletes who are not involved in the embarrassing doping scandal and can demonstrate it, will be able to participate in the Olympic event, but they will not be able to do so on behalf of their nation, so they will be able to compete on behalf of the colors of the olympic flag.

The measure is a severe blow to a nation that has one of its great banners in sport and that is also always the protagonist in each edition of the Olympic Games. Although the Russian sports authorities have yet to comment on this, a strong appeal is certainly expected from them.