• bauhaus@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    IIRC, Russia, at least, has had to participate under a neutral flag in recent games due to their ongoing doping scandals anyway. Other than Belarus also competing under a neutral flag, what would substantially change?

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        1 year ago

        it means you compete as an independent, neutral entity and not under your country’s flag so your country gets zero recognition for any achievements, only the individuals.

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          1 year ago

          What does that matter?
          An athlete from Russia would clearly be from Russia still?

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            It reduces the prestige a nation can garner from success at the games. Think about all the soft power Russia accumulated at Sochi with their many wins thanks to their doping program.