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Allowing Russia back into the Olympics undermines what the games represent

The Hill
July 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Allowing Russia back into the Olympics undermines what the games represent

The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted the 2023 suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, allowing Russian athletes to participate in the next Olympics, despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the IOC's own principles of peace and human dignity.

The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted the 2023 suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, allowing Russian athletes to participate in the next Olympics, despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the IOC's own principles of peace and human dignity.