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Three reasons Russian athletes should be banned from the Olympics

By Tom Rogan

Published February 10, 2023 8:37pm ET

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Three reasons Russian athletes should be banned from the Olympics — A group of 35 nations is demanding that no Russian or Belarusian athletes be able to compete at next year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris. That’s the right stance. The International Olympic Committee’s rationale for resisting such a ban is laughable. As the Associated Press reported this week, “the IOC has cited advice from a […]

A group of 35 nations is demanding that no Russian or Belarusian athletes be able to compete at next year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris. That’s the right stance. The International Olympic Committee’s rationale for resisting such a ban is laughable.

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