The Russian president appeared to doze off during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Friday as Ukraine’s national team marched through the stadium.
The world leader was caught on camera slumped in his chair with his eyes closed as the athletes were introduced and their national anthem blared, according to the UK Independent.
Putin’s eyes then flitted open and he was up and at ‘em by the time the Russian Olympic Committee team entered Beijing’s National Stadium, standing to salute them.Putin was at the winter games despite Russia’s four-year ban from the Olympics in 2019 due to widespread doping violations and a state-sanctioned cover-up.
The ban forbids Russian athletes from competing under their flag or hearing their national anthem played at the games but allows them to participate as the Russian Olympic Committee.https://nypost.com/2022/02/04/vladimir-putin-falls-asleep-at-beijing-olympics-as-ukrainian-team-is-introduced/It's exhausting being Czar and conqueror...
But, with the clot-shots...might we see higher rates of collapsing athletes?
Might depend on length of event, eh?
Anyway, will have to read about it...not watching that crap!