TSX REPORT: Russia angry about neutral status in proposed re-entry; Poland may


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≡ THE 5-RING CIRCUS ≡

1. IOC’s Russia return idea sparks anger … in Russia!
2. Boycott talk spreads in nations against Russian re-integration
3. Dentsu staff admits to bid rigging of Tokyo 2020 contracts
4. FIFA sanctions four Uruguay players in World Cup fracas
5. LA28 Paralympic sports program includes 22, same as Paris

The story of Russian and Belarusian reinstatement for international competition continues to dominate the headlines, with a potential boycott of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games being suggested both from the Russian side, and from Ukraine and allies Poland, Estonia and others. In Tokyo, some employees of the Japanese ad giant Dentsu admitted complicity in the Tokyo 2020 test-event bid-rigging scheme to prosecutors. FIFA announced sanctions on the Uruguayan Football Association and four players for their protests to officials at the end of the FIFA World Cup group-stage game with Ghana, in which Uruguay ended up a goal short of being able to advance to the elimination stage. The International Paralympic Committee and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee announced that the same 22 sports to be contested at Paris 2024 will be held in Los Angeles in 2028, with the possible addition of sport climbing and surfing, to be decided later this year.

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IOC’s Russia return idea sparks anger … in Russia!

One would think that the International Olympic Committee’s controversial 25 January statement that a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return – under conditions – to international competitions in Asia should be seriously explored would be popular in Russia.

Well, not totally.

The conditions for any such reinstatement clearly include a total ban on any identification of either country – on flags or uniforms and no national anthems played for gold-medal winners – have sparked comments inside Russia, including suggestions that Russia should boycott (!) Paris 2024 itself rather than submit to these conditions (not to mention others such as an anti-war stance).

Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov wrote on his Telegram page (DeepL.com translation):

“Everyone who is now calling for us to boycott the Olympics, regardless of the arguments, should be clearly aware that this kind of demarche [initiative] is a direct path to the isolation of the entire domestic sport for at least two Olympic cycles. That is, the flag, the anthem, our athletes will not be at most competitive international competitions for 8 years. That is exactly what our opponents are trying to achieve by all means. And history…



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