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Despite the IOC's concern with human rights violations, no effort was put into changing the laws of Apartheid. The IOC did not wish for athletic competition and politics to intermingle, so the most they could do was bar South Africa from participating to encourage new laws, rather thaan taking direct action.

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In the beginning the IOC felt that it was not their place to interfere. After the government of South Africa placed a ban on mixed-race competitions, the IOC decided that this went against the Olympic Charter and therefore would not be allowed to compete in the games unless they denounced this policy.

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What was South Africa's reaction to their banning and how did they respond?

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How would have apartheid been affected if the committee had implemented the ban earlier?

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Although the effects of IOC's disapproval was limited, it did spark growth in equality in sports. Sports teams in South Africa became mixed following the banning of the country in the Olympics. The IOC's intentions with this ban was to point South Africa in the right direction. When South Africa was readmitted for the 1992 Olympic games, it had a fully desegregated team demonstrating their growth away from apartheid.

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In 1964 South Africa was banned from the summer games. The committee said this decision could be overturned if South Africa denounced racial discrimination in sports. In 1970 the South African National Olympic Committee was expelled from the IOC.

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What were some of the considerations for some countries to respond more slowly against the apartheid government than other countries? 

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What were some of the considerations for some countries to respond more slowly against the apartheid government than other countries? 

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To what extent did their disapproval effect the demise of apartheid?

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To what extent did their disapproval effect the demise of apartheid?

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How was South Africa's Apartheid viewed by other nations/organizations?

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How was South Africa's Apartheid viewed by other nations/organizations?

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International Olympic Committee By Koen Westerman and Megan Kucharski

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International Olympic Committee By Koen Westerman and Megan Kucharski