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When everyone has now read verbatim what Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen said at the increasingly famous IOC meeting, it is necessarily much easier to conclude what one thinks of what was presented on behalf of the Norwegian athletes’ committee. What a not insignificant point here is precisely the introduction, where she clearly points out that she is speaking on behalf of the aforementioned committee and gives a summary of their discussions on the particularly heated topic. In other words, an official Norwegian athlete view. Even without the committee itself having approved the version she presented in advance. “I speak on behalf of the Norwegian Athlete Committee” Valueless values \u200b\u200bAnd it must be mentioned: There is actually a lot of sense in what Jacobsen said. Like when she says that sports should not discriminate against otherwise innocent athletes just based on which passport you have – or that such athletes should be able to take part in the Olympics under a neutral banner. If only we lived in a vacuum. If it’s one of the few things there’s agreement on here, it’s that we’re definitely not doing exactly that. Russia’s bestial warfare in Ukraine is a backdrop that cannot in any way be neglected. Then the so-called value-based discussions about what sport should and can be are quickly directly irrelevant. If only the IOC had not used them as greedily and recklessly as they subsequently did. Because after this, Norway is part of the IOC’s basis for taking Russian and Belarusian athletes back into the Olympic heat, completely contrary to what, for example, Ukraine itself wants. IOC President Thomas Bach, who attended the entire meeting in question, is a man who hardly spends much of his time on abstract discussions about the innermost values \u200b\u200band essence of sport without having a plan. Thomas Bach is a businessman, not a philosopher. A particularly powerful businessman, one might add. And Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen knows all this well. Therefore she had to – or at least she should – also understand that everything she said as head of the Norwegian athletes’ committee could be used by the IOC. Two tongues – but which speaks? But what complicates this further is that Jacobsen is not only the foremost representative of Norwegian top athletes. She also sits on the IOC’s own prestigious athletes’ committee. And with that, the requirements for clarity on who she represents at all times, not only in her own mind, but externally, are further tightened. Now we have already touched on the fact that this time this was emphasized in the post. But it is still fascinating to see how close the wording of Jacobsen’s post moves to the IOC’s own argument. During the IOC’s board meeting in Paris in December, IOC President Bach said this, reproduced in its original form: “We had to act against our values \u200b\u200band our mission to unify the entire world in peaceful competition. We had to prohibit athletes from participating only because of their passport (\u2026) This is why we have made it very clear from the very beginning that we need to explore ways to overcome this dilemma with regard to athletes’ participation.” READY IN SPEECH: President Thomas Bach on the IOC’s values. Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT \/ AFP When Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen spoke on behalf of the Norwegian athletes’ committee just over a month later, she said, among other things: “Our mission will continue to be a unifying force, and that should remain our focus. That means that no athletes should be excluded only because of their passport. And, we wish for our fellow athlete commissions to come together regarding our values. Then, secondly, we can discuss with it whatever practical needs that would need to get in place to potentially let all athletes return to the field of play.” The fundamental challenges of the dual role are something IOC member Jacobsen could just as easily spend time on, when she first has to prioritize value-based discussions. The controversies of the last few days have made clear the conflicts this can entail, which former sports president Hans B Skaset has also highlighted very well in a post on his Facebook page. He believes Jacobsen must now make a choice between representing the IOC and Norwegian sports. When they finally meet on Tuesday, the Norwegian athletes’ committee has called for a so-called “consultation round” on the question of the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international sports. Whether Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen at the same time takes the opportunity to step down from the leadership role, only she knows for herself. This is a thought she herself has had in several interviews in recent days. WITHDRAWING? Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen. Photo: Terje Pedersen \/ NTB In any case, new members will be elected to the committee later this year. As it stands now, it is unthinkable that Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen will continue as manager. For our top athletes, the controversy of the last few days should act as a wake-up call anyway. Outwardly, it appears that there is a not inconsiderable degree of unconsciousness about the committee’s importance as a sports political arena, both internally among the members and among the athletes otherwise. Where committee leader Jacobsen has lacked commitment, rower Kjetil Borch tells VG that for three years he has been calling for better communication from the committee. It’s obviously time for them to meet. Now the committee, in collaboration with its colleagues, must use the opportunity to conclude its position, whatever it turns out to be, and clearly communicate this to the IOC. When the committee apologized to its members on Saturday, it was the handling and not the content that mattered. Jacobsen is far from alone in the committee in his view. And then it is not only in the members’ interest to get a clarification – but also for Norwegian sport as such. Difficult co-organisation Another consequence of Jacobsen being the leader of the Athlete Committee is that she has a place in Norwegian sport’s highest elected body, the Sports Board. Norway’s other IOC member, Kristin Kloster Aasen, also sits there. This conflict has again emphasized the problematic nature of this. The reason is that the Norwegian Sports Confederation also functions as the Norwegian Olympic Committee. The last sports council, in 2019, decided that this joint organization should be looked at again. A working group was supposed to submit a report on this by the end of 2022, but this has not happened. It is possible that the report should now have an extra chapter or two added before it is presented. No to new Olympics in Norway Another ongoing process in Norwegian sports is the exploration of a possible future application to organize the Olympics and PL again in Norway. So far, the sport has been on hold. Skepticism about location, about sustainability and not least about resource use is still great. And that is before the issue has even begun to be discussed with the politicians. It was the Storting that finally said no the last time a process was set in motion, then for the Olympics in Oslo in 2022, and they may soon be the ones to do it again. If the process even gets this far. The results of the surveys will be presented to the Sports Council in June. By that time, we will know a lot more about both who leads the Athlete Committee in the Norwegian Sports Confederation and about the mood of the Norwegian people towards a new Olympics in this country. This type of atmosphere has indeed proven to be crucial in anchoring a process that is already met with great scepticism. The total lack of understanding the IOC, as owner of the entire Olympics, shows towards Ukraine’s own feelings on the issue of whether Russian athletes will be allowed to participate in the Olympics again already now, is going to contribute to further resistance, also in Norway. Such skepticism towards the IOC and what they actually stand for may very well be decisive, as it has been in the past. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned in recent days, it’s that you don’t get the Olympics you want without a proper value-based discussion beforehand.
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