One of the 6 "Fundamental Principles of Olympism," as expressed in the charter of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is that "Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement." The Charter further states that "The IOC's role is...to act against any form of discrimination affecting the Olympic Movement."
Yet there are two countries, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which have consistently...
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