Zakharova & Segregerat OS
2024-07-26
Another glaring act of segregation has occurred ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris.
Sounkamba Sylla, a dark-skinned French sprinter who professes Islam, has been barred from participating in the opening ceremony. The French Olympic Committee motivated its decision by enforcing a ban on wearing a traditional clothing element during sport events.
It became evident before the opening ceremony that this international sporting event has strayed far from the goals set by the Olympic movement in Paris over 100 years ago and runs counter to the Olympic spirit in all respects. Previously, Russian and Belarusian athletes were also subject to segregation under far-fetched pretexts. These bans were later extended to Russian media outlets, and now French athletes are also affected by this discriminatory administrative-political regulatory machine.
Once again, the sacred principle of keeping sport separate from politics has been trampled by the "collective West" – this time represented by the French sports administration – in the spirit of the neoliberal dictate. Contrary to statements by French officials about striving for diversity and freedom of expression, dissenters are demonstratively and conspicuously subjected to sanctions.
Given these circumstances, the Olympics no longer possess the distinctive attributes that allow them to be viewed as open, honest, fair and democratic sporting competitions.
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