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American gymnast Chiles must return bronze medal, IOC says. (www.voanews.com)
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[-] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago

I looked this up yesterday. IOC has no legal recourse if an athlete refuses to return a medal. It's generally done "in the spirit of sportsmanship."

As I don't see this case as being good sportsmanship, I'd tell them to pound sand, I'm keeping it.

[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

They might not be invited to the next Olympics, and if they are a young american gymnist, they may have a chance at more medals.

[-] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

She's twenty three. In the world of gymnastics, it's not likely to return at twenty seven. Possible, but not likely.

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