AustralianFan Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 The IOC has responded to the complaints from the Russians: Bach claims IOC has taken protective approach in recommending exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes - 11March2022 - Inside The Games “International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said the organisation has taken a protective approach by recommending the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international events, following the invasion of Ukraine.” “The IOC President justified the decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions.” “He argued the participation of athletes from the nations, while Ukrainians were absent due to the conflict, would have left events at risk of politicisation by athletes and teams.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Here is the full statement from the International Olympic Committee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 13 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: And he tells you this on open social media? Haven't they shut down FB-Meta and Twitter already? Just the regular telephone... Believe or not, they still exist. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 OMG. Heartwarming! They really dug deep into their pockets in Lausanne! 200k USD! https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120453/ioc-financial-support-for-ukraine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Ukraine reveals ‘Russian warship, go **** yourself!’ postage stamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 12 hours ago, StefanMUC said: OMG. Heartwarming! They really dug deep into their pockets in Lausanne! 200k USD! https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120453/ioc-financial-support-for-ukraine Bit galling seeing Bubka repositioning himself as a Ukrainian patriot after being one of the country’s most pro-Russians for so long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilga Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Look at that joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikyoK Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, Guilga said: Look at that joke! lol. a bit up themselves. Will they have an opening ceremony or something? HAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 16 hours ago, Sir Rols said: Ukraine reveals ‘Russian warship, go **** yourself!’ postage stamp In related news: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/13/a-miracle-in-beijing-ukraine-unbowed-at-winter-paralympics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 So it’s just being reported here, that Russia has struck an area in Western Ukraine near Lviv, very close to the Polish (NATO) border. Also being reported, that Russia has asked China for military aide. It’s that so rich of Pootin, when he has said that no other countries should be ‘meddling’ in Ukraine. I guess Pootin wants to take the newly “no limits” relationship with China to the very next level after only just a few weeks since Beijing 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 China and Russia hosted the Paralympics only because it was a requirement for hosting the olympic Games. if Russia China could hide it enough they would easily exterminate all of their disabled citizens. Sad but true. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Scotguy II said: China and Russia hosted the Paralympics only because it was a requirement for hosting the olympic Games. if Russia China could hide it enough they would easily exterminate all of their disabled citizens. Sad but true. What the ….. Come on, you cannot seriously believe that Russia and China would like to exterminate their own disabled citizens? Sorry mate, that’s no where near true and a little out of left field and whacky to be honest. The China government and Russia government may be disliked by many but there’s no evidence to support your theory about these governments wanting to exterminate people with disabilities. China hosted 2007 Special Olympics - Shanghai 2008 Summer Paralympics - Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics - Beijing Russia : 2014 Winter Paralympics - Sochi 2023 was to host the Special Olympics in Kazan but now cancelled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatixxx Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 i found this one.. Sometimes a single caricature tells a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Scotguy II said: China and Russia hosted the Paralympics only because it was a requirement for hosting the olympic Games. if Russia China could hide it enough they would easily exterminate all of their disabled citizens. Sad but true. Totally agree with you. Like Nazi Germany, their mindset is "imperfect human beings" are liabilities who will drag "progress" down. Just impediments. China is ANOTHER giant hypocrite. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 9 hours ago, Scotguy II said: China and Russia hosted the Paralympics only because it was a requirement for hosting the olympic Games. if Russia China could hide it enough they would easily exterminate all of their disabled citizens. Sad but true. 6 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said: Totally agree with you. Like Nazi Germany, their mindset is "imperfect human beings" are liabilities who will drag "progress" down. Just impediments. China is ANOTHER giant hypocrite. I'm out on this one. While Russia's acting on foreign territories (and China's, too, to a degree) seems to mimic late 1930'ies Germany and they clearly are decades behind other countries in terms of inclusion, I fail to see such a totalitarian approach towards people with disabilities in these countries. China and Russia are among the most successful Paralympic participants of this century and have made serious efforts even when not hosting (the exception being China for the winter editions, but frankly, they didn't care too much about winter sports at all until recently). Of course, it's just a very small glimpse at the lives of people with disabilities in these countries, but of a country that is only prevented to "get rid of" their disabled by international observation, I would not expect any significant envolvement at all. As I do have very limited insight only and cannot rule out they are all out breeding their "Übermensch" in Moscow and Beijing by just doing some quick internet research, I will go with an in dubio pro reo approach on this one until I see believeable support for your theory. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 has anyone figured out yet why australianfan carries so much water for authoritarian dictators? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 20 minutes ago, krow said: ………… What’s hiding behind that keyboard? Trolls on Gamesbids.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 2 hours ago, munichfan said: I'm out on this one. While Russia's acting on foreign territories (and China's, too, to a degree) seems to mimic late 1930'ies Germany and they clearly are decades behind other countries in terms of inclusion, I fail to see such a totalitarian approach towards people with disabilities in these countries. China and Russia are among the most successful Paralympic participants of this century and have made serious efforts even when not hosting (the exception being China for the winter editions, but frankly, they didn't care too much about winter sports at all until recently). Of course, it's just a very small glimpse at the lives of people with disabilities in these countries, but of a country that is only prevented to "get rid of" their disabled by international observation, I would not expect any significant envolvement at all. As I do have very limited insight only and cannot rule out they are all out breeding their "Übermensch" in Moscow and Beijing by just doing some quick internet research, I will go with an in dubio pro reo approach on this one until I see believeable support for your theory. Absolutely agree. I abhor and detest the governments and policies of Russia, China, the lunatic president in Brazil and the previous joke of a usa president 2016-2020. However, there is not the slightest evidence of any Russia and China policies wanting to exterminate their own citizens with disabilities. Seriously, that’s just nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 I didn't think I'd agree with @AustralianFan for once, but there is a line between rightfully criticizing a regime and the horrors it sets onto this planet, and just purposely dehumanizing an enemy. And I fear that in this case, this is getting dangerously close to that line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 14 minutes ago, munichfan said: I didn't think I'd agree with @AustralianFan for once, but there is a line between rightfully criticizing a regime and the horrors it sets onto this planet, and just purposely dehumanizing an enemy. And I fear that in this case, this is getting dangerously close to that line. That’s definitely more than fair. It’s not like China and Russia don’t already have enough dirty human rights abuses - from Uyghur concentration camps to anti-gay pogroms in Chechnya - to need to manufacture more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1503445657805373446?s=21 This is how you stand up to evil, dear Fencing 1976. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, StefanMUC said: https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1503445657805373446?s=21 This is how you stand up to evil, dear Fencing 1976. Ohhhh... so that's why the Chinese always send everything delayed by a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 What a brave brave woman, god bless you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Good job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Finnish media outlet Iltalehti reports that the IIHF will announce that both France and Austria replace the suspended/expelled Russia and Belarus for the upcoming IIHF World Championship, scheduled for Helsinki's Hartwell Arena and Tampere's new Nokia Arena: https://chasingthepuck.com/report-austria-and-france-to-replace-belarus-and-russia-at-world-championships/ https://www.iltalehti.fi/jaakiekko/a/33f144c5-e382-43b0-b16a-1c399ca7e179 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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