{"id":359421,"date":"2026-07-08T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-ioc-bringing-russia-back-to-the-olympics-now-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T19:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:00:49","slug":"why-is-the-ioc-bringing-russia-back-to-the-olympics-now-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-ioc-bringing-russia-back-to-the-olympics-now-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the IOC bringing Russia back to the Olympics now? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ng4s4y7iLms\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is the IOC bringing Russia back to the Olympics now? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ng4s4y7iLms\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee has taken a major step towards bringing Russia back into the Olympic movement. But the cause of its ban from the Olympics \u2013 Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine \u2013  has not ended, and the IOC&#8217;s condemnation of it has not changed. So what has happened? The IOC has provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee as qualification begins for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Russian athletes are moving closer to a return to international competition, while a decision on whether they could compete under the Russian flag and anthem has yet to be made. <\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #russia #olympics <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Why is Russia being brought back now?<br \/>\n02:26 Interview: What has actually changed?<br \/>\n04:49 Why is the IOC acting now?<br \/>\n06:43 Was there political pressure on the IOC?<br \/>\n09:21 Ukrainians react to IOC decision<br \/>\n12:28 What would a boycott mean?<br \/>\n14:48 Russians react to IOC decision?<br \/>\n18:11 The question the IOC may not want to answer<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Olympic Committee has taken a major step towards bringing Russia back into the Olympic movement. But the cause of its ban from the Olympics \u2013 Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine \u2013 has not ended, and the IOC&#8217;s condemnation of it has not changed. So what has happened? 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