The International Olympic Committee is leaving open the possibility for the Russian Olympic team to rejoin the games after it was banned from competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Now, incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry is indicating that Russia may be allowed to rejoin the next Olympic games.
“I am, but I think you have to take each situation into account,” she told Sky News in an interview when asked if she was against banning countries from the Olympics over conflicts.
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Coventry reasoned that the ban was hypocritical, given the lack of bans on African countries despite several wars on the continent. Brutal wars waged by countries, including Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, and Rwanda did not result in any bans.
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