Some people aren't really thinking clearly about the IOC decision to delegate decision making to the governing bodies. Some track and field athletes in particular have made outspoken statements against the Russians and the IOC supporting a blanket ban and saying that the IOC has fudged matters. I can understand why people who have been disadvantaged by doping cheats in the past may react this way, but they aren't being wholly fair and seeing the complete picture. This is not a single factor argument, it involves a complex judgement and there is no unique answer. The IOC had to deliver justice, not revenge, and they were put in an impossible situation by WADA, who bungled their investigations and left things too late. Yes, Russia should pay, and the national sanctions imposed are strong and clearly targeted. But how to deliver quality justice to all the individual athletes, clean and otherwise? This should have been WADA's focus. There are ...
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