That is a really tough decision. My gut reaction is that yes, the Olympics should absolutely be boycotted by every single athlete, sponsor, etc. However, Oling_Roachinen has a good point. To train your whole life for this event and then not do it because of a crappy law in the host country sounds really awful.
I don't know much about this, but what kind of effect would a more localized boycott have? For example, if TV stations refused to broadcast the Olympics, bars and restaurants didn't show the Olympic games, and patrons refused to go to bars and restaurants that were airing the games? Would it only effect Canadian companies, or would it have some sort of rebound effect and hit Russia as well?
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