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Cryptoporticus t1_jeem2ap wrote

It's so nice to see the tide finally starting to turn on this. It was obviously going to happen this year after the massive criticism they got for banning them last year. This along with the IOC giving a lot of support to the Russian athletes is a really good sign that most of the world is moving on from the stupid decision to discriminate against athletes because of the country they're from.

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Nnelg1990 t1_jeencik wrote

Impact for Ukrainian citizens: my house, my children, my friends and family, my life,... .

Impact for Russian athletes: my sports career, noooo

I think the Russian athletes will survive their 'harsh' predicament... as long as they're not drafted ofcourse.

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Cryptoporticus t1_jeenywn wrote

The world is doing a lot to try and help Ukrainian citizens too. I don't see how banning Russian athletes from Wimbledon somehow stops Ukrainian homes being bombed.

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fishsticklovematters t1_jeeqcpf wrote

Russia's military directly supports their athletic programs.

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SK1D_M4RK t1_jef1xrp wrote

Do you mean the military funds the athletic programs, or the military emotionally supports the athletic programs?

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NuPNua t1_jeep9nt wrote

Nations leaders rule with the consent of their people. Unless these players have actively spoken out against Putin or made moves to distance themselves such as leaving the country, we can assume they support his military actions.

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Cryptoporticus t1_jeewove wrote

A lot of the athletes caught up in these bans don't even live in Russia.

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NuPNua t1_jeexs3a wrote

Then why not apply for citizenship of where they do live and sidestep the whole issue?

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Cryptoporticus t1_jef7qzz wrote

They probably assumed that a situation like this would never happen, considering that it has never happened in the past. I don't remember any American athletes having to go through this.

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