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[-] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago
[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

There is a team of athletes who live in Russia, but they're competing as independent athletes from Russia. They are not representing the Russian government.

[-] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world -4 points 3 months ago

don't most athletes don't represent their government but just re[resent the people of their country?

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

Technically they represent their country's Olympic committee

[-] OutsizedWalrus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

They were largely kicked out the Olympics this year.

They have some athletes participating under the “neutral athlete” label. There are not many and it’s much more strict than it had been in the past.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Well that's odd because I haven't seen them and I've been watching Olympics pretty heavily.

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