Czech Magazine Proposes 'Bloody Collection' for 'Neutral' Olympians from Russia and Belarus
While Russian military, led by war criminal Vladimir Putin, continues to kill civilians in Ukraine, abduct Ukrainian children, commit acts of violence against women, and torture anyone in their grasp, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that sending Russians and Belarusians to the Paris Olympics under a neutral flag would be a great idea.
"We approve of this decision on the condition that these athletes wear uniforms from a collection created for them using artificial intelligence," writes the Czech publication Reflex.
"Sports is intertwined with politics, and even more so in the case of Russia. Putin, an avid and very poor hockey player, uses athletes to propagate his own terrorist regime. The best athletes—tennis players in international tournaments, NHL hockey players, figure skaters, weightlifters, fencers, footballers, and others—help him promote and justify the bloodshed of war worldwide," the magazine states.
The International Olympic Committee has decided to allow representatives from Russia and Belarus to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes. They will be allowed to compete under the five rings on an individual basis if they meet the qualification criteria and other conditions, according to IOC representatives. While participants in the games are not required to openly support the war in Ukraine or have ties to Russian military or police, it is worth noting that hundreds of Ukrainians cannot attend the Olympics simply because Russians killed them in their homes.
As reported earlier by The Gaze, Ukraine's Acting Minister of Youth and Sports, Matviy Bidnyi, called the decision by the International Olympic Committee executive board to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete in the 2024 Olympics in a neutral status irresponsible.
"During a war, one cannot hide behind the white flag of 'neutrality.' Neutrality during the bloodiest war in Europe since World War II, where one nation is trying to annihilate another, means irresponsibility and silent approval of murderers," the official added. Bidnyi also reminded that the only state to violate the Olympic truce three times is the Russian Federation. Furthermore, Russia is attempting to organize an alternative Olympics and is threatening to come to sports competitions on tanks.