Wednesday 6 December 2017
STATEMENT BY IAN CHESTERMAN, CHEF DE MISSION 2018 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM
"This is an appropriate and considered response by the IOC, punishing those involved in the blatant
cheating, the systematic manipulation that took place during the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games while
allowing clean athletes to compete in PyeongChang.
"The culprits, the corrupt, have been dealt with. The offending athletes from Sochi have been
banned for life from the Olympic Games, and Russia, the host nation and custodian of the Games for
that period, has been directly punished.
"Russia, and all involved with Sochi 2014, had a responsibility to nurture the Olympic Games and
respect the athletes competing by providing a fair competition. Clearly, across so many levels that
trust was abused, so it is right that the individuals, organisations and country who failed to meet
their obligations be held to account.
"It is fair that clean athletes can compete in the 2018 Games, but the IOC has made it very clear that
the scrutiny of the athletes from Russia will be high. This is exactly as it should be. This will provide
our athletes with confidence that they have an even playing field in PyeongChang, and that is
fundamentally important."
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