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| Author: | pcernie [ Sat Aug 06, 2016 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | All Russian athletes to be banned from Rio Paralympic Games |
All Russian athletes to be banned from Paralympic Games in Rio | Sport | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... -games-rio Good. Honestly, most of the press haven't even bothered to tell you the scale of what Russia was doing. It's staggering how far the corruption went, and it came from the very top in both Russia and the governing bodies. Not that Russia is the only country at it of course. |
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| Author: | Spreadie [ Sun Aug 07, 2016 6:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All Russian athletes to be banned from Rio Paralympic Ga |
I thought it was a cop out to allow individual disciplines to rule on Russian entrants. If it was a blanket ban, those that are not complicit would pile more pressure on the Russian state to address the matter. For all we know, the athletes being allowed to compete simply may not have been caught yet. I know it flies in the face of innocent until proven guilty, but it may be the only real way to deal with systemic abuse on this scale. |
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