Competing as "Russian Olympic Committee"
Russia was banned, basically caught cheating, so why is this allowed?
Taking the piss, IMO.
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Competing as "Russian Olympic Committee"
Russia was banned, basically caught cheating, so why is this allowed?
Taking the piss, IMO.
I agree.
Could be wrong but I think they are athletes who are outside of the state sponsored doping regime.
Still doesn't seem right though
A few presenters slipping up and accidentally calling them Russia... should be named "Olympic Committee Team" only.
On the plus side, a few BBC presenters/commentators are calling it Team GB and Northern Ireland which finally recognises and accurate full title.
Yer let Salisbury that small town in Wiltshire have thier slot
Was thinking this earlier, everyone knows it's Russia, they even wear the colours. No problem with clean athletes competing but if banning "Russia" there shouldn't really be anything connecting or identifying them as Russian apart from their surnames.
Situation as it is now they may as well just let them use the flag.
Why it’s never been “Team UK” (or just the “United Kingdom”) is beyond me.Quote:
Originally Posted by surge
exactlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
Who would Mark Cavendish represent if it was Team UK?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
The UK as is the case now? I’d argue styling it as “Team UK” makes more sense for the inclusion of NI, crown dependencies, overseas territories, etc. than “Team GB” does.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
I have mixed feelings on this
On one hand if it's a ban then they should all be banned
On the other hand why should someone who is clean pay the price for others.
Take the NML ban for drugs
I'm pretty sure we would have been kicking off if the whole squad had also been banned as a result of his actions.
Putin is probably peeved that the flag is absent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
I tend to agree. Both aren't perfect though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
Why not just go back to calling it Great Britain and Northern Ireland? Drop the Team thingy altogether.
Definitely this ‘Team’ thing is a bit shit, not my cup of tea at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
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Originally Posted by The Bloop
I'm with you on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
It only started creeping into use (I think) with "Team Sky" cycling.
I hate it. oo American.
Quite a few Manx Olympians over the years, most recently Cycling, Yak won a gold & Cav a Silver in Rio. Historically shooting & walking have had strong Manx representation. It says British Islands, Isle of Man on their passports. With regards to representation, my kids could choose to represent the Island, Wales, Ireland or England if they wanted, based on Grandparents.
on the negative side on 5 live they called the hockey team "England" earlierQuote:
Originally Posted by surge
probably suits Putin just fine to have an external enemy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
he can push a counter narrative and play the victim
I thought it was Refugee
Pity there are no spectators. They could have used the carried on as Russia and got the full treatment from the onlookers. I'm sure Putin wouldn't have enjoyed that.
As the situation is, it's like someone getting sent off and coming back on as a sub with a different name on the back of their shirt. I wonder if anyone's ever tried to pull that one?
Did athletes declare they were in the official Russia doping regime?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
It worked better in the rio games, under the " independent athletes " banner , the Russians had to be training outside Russia and prove they were drug free
Other athletes are complaining now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58023171
Only the ones with no hair on the back of their hands are allowed to participate.Quote:
Originally Posted by az city
Certainly doesn’t sit well with me
Poor show.
State sponsored doping is more than likely still going on.
How about the athletes who have missed out on medals because of them :shrug:
Farcical in the extreme.
part of me thinks:
Let's see the governing body do what it can to combat homophobia and have these atheletes compete under a rainbow banner. Because let's be blunt- that would irritate the shit out of a lot of pig-ignorant Russians including a lot of those in power. But then it rather undermines the whole spirit of equality if you use the flag as a slur because of the ignorant way it will be received, and that doesn't really help anyone.
So I am back to banning the lot of them to be honest. Nation states still mean something even in the 21st century, and the one they have come from is rotten. Not their fault, but if you want to punish the State then you have to punish its citizens, because that might drive change.
I admit that my rather extreme views are affected by having had to deal with the frankly mob-like Russian state this week, as well as private organisations there who seemingly have absolutely no sense of right or wrong. It's a snake pit and I'm glad I rarely have to deal with it.
It’s wrong that Russian athletes are allowed to compete at all.
It’s Russia but unofficial Russia?
Are the IOC as corrupt as FIFA?
we should allow drugs just to see just how good the human body can really perform