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He is wrong though. And this a-political stance is the opposite of why the Olympics was started. Fight in sports not on the battlefield!
Well, you can really zoom in on the individual, and decide. But if the person is in the military, or completely on the Russian government's dime, they are spokespeople for that government. That government is not welcome, by extension the athlestes are not welcome. The olympics should not be a platform for idols of the russian federation to gain a platform.
exactly, these countries take pride when winning, no more pride for them,ç