International News and the Olympics Sample Clauses

International News and the Olympics. The banning of the Russian athletes also made international headlines, as can be seen in the Euronews article “169 athletes from Russia will go to the Olympic Games”, published on January 28th, 2018. This article lays out that there were initially 500 athletes in consideration for attendance, but in the end, only 169 Russian athletes will make the trip to the Games.206 The author highlights the IOC’s decision to not include a number of top Russian athletes who would have likely been in medal contention.207 The article lists a number of the high-profile athletes who won’t be attendance, and then goes on to describe the procedure for the athletes who were approved and invited to the games. The author also lays out the specific framework for the ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia’ team, highlighting the specified parameters for the Russian athletes, regarding the team name and the condition that they compete under a neutral flag. The article concludes by mentioning the timeframe for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The Euronews article is generally objective in its coverage of the Russian athletes who will attend the Olympics. The article begins by highlighting the fact that the IOC banned a number of athletes who could have made an impact in their respective sports, potentially appealing to the sentiment of the article’s readers, who are most likely 206 Euronews, “На Олимпийские игры поедут 169 спортсменов от России.” 207 Euronews, “На Олимпийские игры поедут 169 спортсменов от России.” going to be Russian-speakers. The article includes the Vice President of the Russian Olympic Committee’s announcement that 169 athletes were approved, and that only certain athletes received a special invitation to the games in light of the doping scandal.208 This could be the author’s attempt to highlight the special conditions laid out by the IOC and the resulting lack of athletes from the Russian delegation. By ending the article focusing on the specific parameters which could be seen as hindering the Russian athletes who will be in attendance at the Olympic Games, the Euronews article brings attention to specific facets of the Olympics that the Russian-speaking reader may connect to, while trying to maintain a balanced viewpoint. The article consistently focuses on facts and statements related to the Russian athletes and the Xxxxxxx Olympics, but by specifically ordering the content of the article, Euronews attempts to appeal to its Russian-speaking base in a diplomatic and attractiv...
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