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International Olympic Committee (IOC) senior member Dick Pound said he had no regrets about China being selected to host the 2022 Winter Games despite the international backlash over the country’s human rights record.
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The Canadian government announced Wednesday that it would join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and not send government officials to Olympic events in China in February. Experts and activists say more still needs to be done, but Olympians say athletes should be left out of boycotts.
The Canadian government announced Wednesday that it would join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and not send government officials to Olympic events in China in February. Experts and activists say more still needs to be done, but Olympians say athletes should be left out of boycotts.
Dick Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee, joins Power & Politics to talk about Canada's announcement that it will be joining a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.