Despite the bloody war russia is waging against Ukraine, international sports institutions continue to make concessions to the aggressor state.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f The International Gymnastics Federation (World Gymnastics) has officially lifted all restrictions on russia and belarus. The Executive Committee\u2019s decision allows athletes from these countries to compete under national symbols, with their flag and anthem at all international events.<\/p>\n
For the kremlin, each such admission serves as a strong boost for domestic propaganda. russia uses it as proof of a \u201cbreakthrough from isolation\u201d and \u201cineffective sanctions.\u201d<\/p>\n
For years, russia has promoted the convenient myth that \u201csport is outside politics.\u201d However, in international competitions, athletes represent their state first and foremost. For russia, sport has always been political \u2014 part of state ideology and a key element of its \u201csoft power\u201d strategy to shape a positive image abroad.<\/p>\n
Allowing russians to compete under their national flag while their state wages a terrorist war and kills Ukrainians every day is a concession to russian propaganda. The return of the aggressor\u2019s symbols to global arenas undermines the values of the international sporting movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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