They believe two weeks is not enough when “lives are endangered.”
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The Olympic Charter says:
The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
A senior IOC official told the Associated Press that Russia could lose their right to host the Olympics if they don't respect the charter.
"They have accepted the words of the Olympic Charter and the host city contract, so either they respect it or we have to say goodbye to them," said Gerhard Heiberg, an IOC member from Norway. He also said the IOC should not interfere with domestic Russian politics but must be firm on what happens during the Sochi games.