The IOC fails to hold countries accountable for breaching the Olympic promise of friendship, solidarity and fair play, writes John Ryan.
IOC fails to hold countries accountable for breaching the Olympic promise of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
It took invading another country for the IOC to ban Russia from the Olympics. In fact, it was the second invasion in eight years that apparently crossed the line. The IOC statement however offers a caveat. The ban was imposed not because of the invasion but because Russia violated the “Olympic Truce.” This calls for peace over a period from seven days before the Olympics through seven days after the Paralympics. The Paralympics opened Friday and run through March 13.
There is also inconsistency, and political implications, in how their bans are implemented. Prior to the most current censure imposed on February 28, Russia was already serving a two-year ban for doping violations. Athletes from that country competed without a flag and under the moniker of the Russian Olympic Committee.
The ruling during the Olympic Games from the Court of Arbitration of Sport that allowed her to continue to compete, despite a positive test for the drug trimetazidine, was because she was a “protected person,” specifically that she was 15 years of age. Although it is true that she is likely not culpable for her use of this performance-enhancing drug, it is also true that if a 15-year-old is allowed to compete in the Olympics, they should be held to the same standard as all other athletes.
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