International sports bodies often find themselves shaping policy in ways that go far beyond playing fields and into the realm of geopolitics. Great Game Lab co-direct explains International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach’s decision to ban Russia and Belarus from the Paris Games and also walks through the factors international sports leaders should weigh while making decisions about who gets, and who doesn’t get, to play.
There are three main questions that arise when considering where we should set the bar in terms of participation in international sport:
- Is participating in the Olympics or World Cup a privilege or a right?
- Who competes at the Olympics, athletes or nations?
- Whose values should international sports governing bodies reflect?
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