The Olympic Committee must be over Russia’s shenanigans. To add to their drama, Russia will host their own Olympics as a form of protest and honor their banned athletes.
The concept of cheating is one that many individuals have a tough time understanding even though, it’s plain Jane. When it comes to Russia, they are having difficulty understanding their ban. Were they expecting a warning? Perhaps but even so, athletes should know better than to cheat and get caught doping. What is Russia doing in response? Why they’re having their very own Olympics. Vladimir Putin has way too much time on his hands. The name of this event is Stars 2016.
Russian track-and-field athletes banned from competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics will take part in a domestic tournament organized by the All-Russian Athletics Federation (RAF), Yuri Borzakovsky, the head coach of the Russian athletics squad, told TASS. The Stars-2016 tournament will take place at the Znamensky Brothers stadium in Moscow on July 28.
“About 135 track-and-field athletes are going to compete. They include Olympic champions and medal holders as well as less renowned athletes forbidden to compete in Rio. Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva will not compete. She has decided to have a rest after such a hard season,” Borzakovsky stressed.
Putin should be counting his lucky stars, pun intended, that the country didn’t get a ban instead.
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All those in favor of telling Russia to man up and accept their defeat say aye.