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Russia has been banned from the 2018 Winter Games
Aya Reiko:
--- Quote ---Citing ?systematic manipulation? of anti-doping rules, a 14-person International Olympic Committee panel announced Tuesday it has banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. The panel had been mulling a confidential IOC report that detailed Russia?s official doping program during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and the extensive cover-up.
As a result of this ban, no Russian officials will be allowed to attend the games. Their flag will be excluded from any display, and if any Russian athletes are given permission to attend, they won?t be competing under the Russian flag. They?ll compete under a neutral flag, and any medals they win won?t be credited to Russia.
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https://sports.yahoo.com/russia-banned-2018-winter-olympics-pyeongchang-183735604.html
Has there been anything this... expansive before?
Edible:
A long time coming, and well deserved. Russia has perhaps the most blatantly overt doping system in professional sports.
Sucks for the innocent athletes affected, but this is the only possible outcome.
Hello Purvis:
Wonder what the neutral flag looks like?
Edible:
--- Quote from: Purvis Washington on December 05, 2017, 08:19:05 PM ---Wonder what the neutral flag looks like?
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It's just the Olympic flag.
Reddyne:
Like I'm not really up to date on Olympics stuff but it feels stunning that the IOC made such a move. I'm glad it happened.
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