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[-] Yaky@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

IOC is just bending over for bigots.

In these winter olympics the IOC forbade a Ukrainian athlete to wear a plain grey helmet with 12 portraits on them. There was no text or symbols, but it was deemed "too political". (The helmet was to honor athletes killed in war)

If that doesn't sound idiotic enough, Ukrainian paralympic athletes were not allowed to wear the outline of Ukraine on their gear. Again, "too political".

this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2026
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