Russia returns to the Olympic fold, and not everyone is pleased
by editors@theworld.org (Joy Hackel) from The World: Latest Stories on (#76VTF)
The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee that's been in effect since October of 2023. The move paves the way for Russia to send a team to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Jules Boykoff is the author of several books on the Olympic Games and teaches political science at Pacific University in Oregon. He tells The World's Marco Werman the decision opens a Pandora's Box.