{"id":14078,"date":"2017-12-07T15:18:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T15:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/12\/07\/olympic-committee-says-nope-to-dope\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T15:18:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T15:18:30","slug":"olympic-committee-says-nope-to-dope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/olympic-committee-says-nope-to-dope\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Committee Says Nope To Dope"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In both winter and summer, the most popular event in every Olympic Games is the biathlon of sports and politics.<\/p>\n

But there won’t be sports or<\/em> politics for Russia at next year’s Olympics. There won’t be any Russia at all. The International Olympic Committee has banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Games over a state-backed doping scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe country’s government officials are forbidden to attend, its flag will not be displayed at the opening ceremony and its anthem will not sound,\u201d reports the New York Times<\/em><\/a>. Russian athletes, if they are allowed to compete, will wear neutral uniforms.<\/p>\n

Cold.<\/p>\n

The ban is a blow not just to Russia’s medal count (it will be zero), but to the nation’s pride. The I.O.C.is testing Moscow’s mettle at a time when Russia’s role in the world order is more contentious than it’s been in years.<\/p>\n

We look at how nations have slalomed between athleticism and statecraft in an effort to become the true lord of the rings.<\/p>\n

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Source:: https:\/\/the1a.org\/shows\/2017-12-07\/olympic-committee-says-nope-to-dope?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

In both winter and summer, the most popular event in every Olympic Games is the biathlon of sports and politics.<\/p>\n

But there won’t be sports or<\/em> politics for Russia at next year’s Olympics. There won’t be any Russia at all. The International Olympic Committee has banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Games over a state-backed doping scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe country’s government officials are forbidden to attend, its flag will not be displayed at the opening ceremony and its anthem will not sound,\u201d reports the New York Times<\/em><\/a>. Russian athletes, if they are allowed to compete, will wear neutral uniforms.<\/p>\n

Cold.<\/p>\n

The ban is a blow not just to Russia’s medal count (it will be zero), but to the nation’s pride. The I.O.C.is testing Moscow’s mettle at a time when Russia’s role in the world order is more contentious than it’s been in years.<\/p>\n

We look at how nations have slalomed between athleticism and statecraft in an effort to become the true lord of the rings.<\/p>\n

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