IOC confident Russia will respect Olympic Charter

[King_David]

IOC confident Russia will respect Olympic Charter

Russian officials insist law is not discriminatory

The Associated Press Posted: Sep 26, 2013 8:25 AM ET| Last Updated: Sep 26, 2013 3:16 PM ET

The International Olympic Committee doesn't have the authority to intervene in Russia's law banning gay propaganda and is convinced there will be no discrimination against athletes or spectators at the Winter Games in Sochi, a top Olympic official said Thursday.

Jean-Claude Killy, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission, gave his stamp of approval of Russian preparations for the games during a news conference at the conclusion of the commission's 10th and final visit to Sochi before the Olympics, which begin on Feb. 7.

Russia has come under scrutiny as the next host of the Olympics because of the law passed this summer outlawing "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors," which many worry may apply to gay athletes and visitors to the games.


Killy said the commission considered the issue carefully and in the end was fully convinced that Russia will respect the Olympic charter, which prohibits discrimination of any kind. He said the IOC had received written assurances from Russian officials there would be no discrimination


http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/ioc-confident-russia-will-respect-olympic-charter-1.1869006

[King_David]

1. 'If this law doesn't violate the IOC's charter, then the charter is completely meaningless.'

'If this law doesn't violate the IOC's charter, then the charter is completely meaningless.'- Chad Griffin, president of Human Rights Campaign

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/ioc-confident-russia-will-respect-olympic-charter-1.1869006

[shenmue]

2. I hope Russia loses a lot of events

I have a feeling they may not - let's face it, they're a big team - but it would serve them right if a couple skaters fell on their asses, or their hockey team got taken to the cleaners at least once.

[King_David]

3. Not sure we can blame the athletes ,unless they agree with the bigots, as this scum did....

World champion Yelena Isinbayeva criticises Swedish athletes for supporting gay rights
Russian pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva has inflamed the row over Russia’s controversial new anti-gay law by insisting she supports the legislation because Russians consider themselves “normal, standard people”.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/10245582/World-champion-Yelena-Isinbayeva-criticises-Swedish-athletes-for-supporting-gay-rights.html

[Politicalboi]

4. Where's Tanya Harding when ya 'kneed' her

We should still cancel. If the police do nothing, the crazy citizens probably will. Why give Russia all that money from tourism? Fuck Russia.

[King_David]

5. +1

[johnnypneumatic]

6. IOC confident the 2014 HATE-O-LYMPICS will be a huge success

Anti-gay laws are not discrimination! and the torture and murder of gay Russian children is not our problem. Go for the Gold! Nothing will happen to the gays after the games are over just like nothing happened to the jews after the 1936 games.