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Originally Posted by transplant99
How?
Again, this song and dance has been played out before.
It changed nothing.
Change has to come from internal strife within China.
65 countries boycotted the Moscow games and all that accomplished was retribution against the LA games.
The Olympics should be as free of politics as possible. It solves nothing by refusing to let athletes go.
If they have an option for the participants to opt out and those that cant stand to set foot in China agree, then great. All the power and support to them. Dont make it a blanket banning of an empty gesture though.
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It would put pressure on the IOC and embarrass China who only bid on Olympics to show off. The Olympics is an extra sporting event, run by it's own organization.
All sports have already their own federations and their own championships. The Olympics really are a bonus event, made big by television. In some sports, in the Olympic years, that replaces the world championship but not all. Figure skating is the goofiest where the World Championship is 3 weeks after the Olympics, they just do the same routines.
Remember, the athletes are funded by the government, so the government has a say. Maybe the Olympics should just be hosted in Switzerland every year.