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The Finnish Olympic Committee said on Tuesday that it does not support the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international sports events, following Russia's attack on Ukraine.
The Finnish committee said that if the International Olympic Committee decides to allow athletes from those countries to take part in competitions, it must be done under strict conditions.
Finnish Olympic Committee CEO and Secretary General, Taina Susiluoto, noted in the statement that it was clear the views of the Nordic countries about the issue are in the minority.


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Isn't Russia already banned or was that just for the last Olympics? >

I believe they got banned, then rebranded and got band again. They don’t deserve to compete. They are so dishonorable. >

It was more of a symbolic banning, I remember the athletes were allowed to compete, just not under their flag or country. >

They competed under the Russian Olympic Committee or something.Whenever they won, they played Tchaikovsky instead of the Russian national anthem. >

I agree but the ioc is absurdly corrupt >

Understated comment >

They weren't banned for literally cheating at the Olympics, so I don't see the IOC growing a pair and banning them now. >

Russia should be allowed to participate in only the Olympic Turret Toss competion, with distances measured only by how high the turret goes, rather than how far from the tank it lands. That way, their cheating is minimized. >

Russia should get a permanent ban for the combination of them cheating + their invasion of Ukraine >

I think banning over a war would go against the spirit of the games. Bringing the Nations of the world into cooperative and peaceful competition.
But yeah, really~ don't get why athletes aren't made to sleep in Big Brother style locked & surveillance filled rooms for a month or two, with all food & drink made randomly by official Olympic Games workers.
Like, if any place could afford that, it's the Olympics. >

It’s called the Olympic peace, they broke it, twice