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Re:Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded elec... by alasdair_ on Saturday July 31, 2021 @04:02PM (#28021142)
That could have led to Japan being banned from the Olympics until the fine is paid.
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Re:Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded elec... by ohazi on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:51AM (#28025117)
Could have, but this would have been a really bad look for the Olympic Committee, and it's very possible they would have preferred to waive the fine.

Beyond a certain point, fines become a game of political chicken.

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Re:Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded elec... by pyuser583 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:21PM (#28022008)
Couldn’t they just compete anyways as the “Japanese Olympic Committee?”
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Re:Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded elec... by toiletaccount on Saturday July 31, 2021 @04:45PM (#28021410)
eh.
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