LOS ANGELES: The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) reiterated its opposition to a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday, saying athletes should not be used as “political pawns.”
In remarks to reporters ahead of a US Olympic team media event, USOPC president Susanne Lyons repeated the organisation’s stance that boycotts were ineffective.
“We at the USOPC oppose athlete boycotts because they’ve been shown to negatively impact athletes while not effectively addressing global issues,” Lyons said.
“For our athletes, their only dream is to represent the USA and what we stand for on the international field of play.
China repeats support for Tokyo Olympics despite N. Korea s absence
April 7, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in front of the Olympic Rings on April 6, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) BEIJING (Kyodo) China on Tuesday reiterated its support for this summer s Tokyo Olympics, hours after North Korea suddenly announced it will not participate in the delayed games. China supports Japan in successfully hosting the Tokyo Olympics, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters, repeating its mantra about the Summer Games, postponed by a year against a backdrop of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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State Department considering joint boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics It is certainly something that we wish to discuss with partners and allies, department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday.
Liu Qinyu of China competes during the men s single skating test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium on April 3 in Beijing, China. | Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images
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The State Department said Tuesday that it was considering a possible joint boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, as calls have grown for the U.S. to back out of the event due to human rights violations in China.