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[Coriolanus]

Chess?

Ritalin.

 

[KDR_11k]

Wow, I wasn't expecting them to have the balls to go through with this.

As far as only their track&field team being banned while it's likely all areas are doped: Only the T&F stuff has extensive evidence, the rest seems to be limited to statements from the guy in charge of the doping.

AFAIK this systematic doping is similar to what was found when the GDR was dissolved, children getting doped their whole life and any that don't play along or break down are discarded and replaced.

 

[SilentRacoon]

So if the reason for the ban is they are deemed untrustworthy to enforce the rules and even funding a government doping program, why won't they ban them from the competition all together, makes no sense to apply the ban to a single team in a single category.

 

[jelly]

Seb doesn't want to take the whole thing down, it would be a can of worms he has to answer for and he knows full well what is going on everywhere else. London Olympics, cleanest games ever, yeah right, just big brushes and a large carpet.

 

[Pedrito]

So if the reason for the ban is they are deemed untrustworthy to enforce and even funding a government doping program, why won't they ban them from the competition all together, makes no sense to apply the ban to a single team in a single category.

Because all sports are managed by different federations and in this case, it's a decision made by the International Association of Athletics Federations, which only has jurisdiction over Track & Field.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Wait the Olympics is this summer?

Lol I had the same reaction. Time flies...

 

[Tempy]

"Innocent" Russian athletes still have the possibility to compete in the Olympics under the Olympic flag.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

"Innocent" Russian athletes still have the possibility to compete in the Olympics under the Olympic flag.

So they can participate individually without representing a country? That's kinda badass.

 

[womfalcs3]

So they can participate individually without representing a country? That's kinda badass.

Like refugees participating in the olympics.

 

[Szu]

Makes sense. They already have an inherent advantage at track events anyway, since they're always RUSHIN! 😉😉😉

That's Bolshevik!!!

 

[Dali]

Can they apply for positions on Ukraine's team or do they just get to take them?

 

[perfectchaos007]

Can they apply for positions on Ukraine's team or do they just get to take them?

That joke's so good it should be a crime

Spoiler

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[BlastProcessing]

They need to hurry up and give us the All Steroid Olympics

SNL beat you to it.

 

[entremet]

They need to hurry up and give us the All Steroid Olympics

It's already happening. Russia was just dumb enough to get caught.