Genocide Olympics 2022
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Beijing might be getting a little worried if they're pressuring US business leaders to push back against boycotts.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng on Tuesday told a video conference of U.S. business executives to “make a positive contribution” to the Games, which open in February.
“Boycotting the Olympics for political reasons harms the interests of athletes, violates the shared ideals and aspirations of the international society, and is unpopular,” Xie said.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng on Tuesday told a video conference of U.S. business executives to “make a positive contribution” to the Games, which open in February.
“Boycotting the Olympics for political reasons harms the interests of athletes, violates the shared ideals and aspirations of the international society, and is unpopular,” Xie said.
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I didn't expect North Korea to be the first country to officially pull out, though apparently they were banned by the IOC anyway.
english.kyodonews.net
North Korea will not participate in Beijing Winter Olympics, blames U.S.
North Korea has pledged not to participate in the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, as the United States has been trying to prevent the successful opening of the Winter Games, state-run media says.
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Do not speak out of turn or you will be taken out and shot!
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Meanwhile, up on the China thread
Protesting Winter Olympics athletes ‘face punishment’, suggests Beijing official
Organising committee official warns against ‘any behaviour or speech that is against the Olympic spirit’
Meanwhile, up on the China thread
There is also the small issue of the winter Olympics
Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia
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Mounting concern over environmental cost of fake snow for Olympics
Beijing Games will require almost 49 million gallons of water to create conditions for Alpine events
twistedAM
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It's the Winter Olympics. They should be held in their natural home of Antarctica.
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NOOOOO. Antartica is getting polluted enough as it is. Over 100 ships a year visit Antarctica, taking along alien species with them.
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Olympic preparations continue with the traditional silencing of activists.
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China restricts activists' social media ahead of Winter Olympics | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
by Laurie Chen Human rights activists and some academics in China have had their WeChat messaging app accounts restricted in recent weeks, multiple people affected have told AFP, as Beijing cracks down on dissent before the Winter Olympics. China hopes to make next week’s Games a soft power...
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Well done Team GB skiier Gus Kenworthy, most athletes have been understandably reluctant to speak out.
Kenworthy said the IOC "should not grant" the Games to countries with "appalling" human rights records.
"I think the IOC should take a stance against a lot of these atrocities and stand up for important issues, and by not granting those countries the right to host the Games they could create positive change in those places - maybe not even letting them compete," the 30-year-old told BBC Sport's Laura Scott.
Kenworthy said the IOC "should not grant" the Games to countries with "appalling" human rights records.
"I think the IOC should take a stance against a lot of these atrocities and stand up for important issues, and by not granting those countries the right to host the Games they could create positive change in those places - maybe not even letting them compete," the 30-year-old told BBC Sport's Laura Scott.
Winter Olympics: China 'not well suited' to host Games, says Team GB freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy
British freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy says China is "not well suited" to host the Winter Olympics because of its reported human rights abuses.
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Arctic. Addition of polar bears would spice things up a bit.
This was quite a nice moment. This young lass absolutely nails some kind of unprecedented BOOM MASSIVE thing to win gold, and all her fellow competitors (including the one who was in gold position) jump on her to congratulate her.
Sadowski-Synnott wins stunning snowboard gold with last run of competition
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott produces a sensational final snowboard slopestyle run to win New Zealand's first Winter Olympics gold.
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I’d wondered where this was going on when watching earlier. I just figured China had some snowy mountains and if necessary were playing fast and loose with the definition of ‘Beijing’.
Sichuan province has some potential areas.
Xinjiang or Tibet have some suitable terrain too but obviously would be… interesting choices.
Quite an achievement, but not environmentally great.
I also wonder where all this water came from.
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This surprises me a bit. Not so much about the unnecessary isolation because people will be coming from places with a lot of different covid regimes, but I would have expected the CCP propaganda machine to be really hot on ensuring conditions were good during their time in the international spotlight.
Russian figure skater tests positive for performance enhancing drugs - still competes because she's a wee girl.
Amazing levels of corruption. The future does not bode well with the CCP in China and Putin's ex-KGB cronies in the Kremlin - must have done some kind of deal here.
Amazing levels of corruption. The future does not bode well with the CCP in China and Putin's ex-KGB cronies in the Kremlin - must have done some kind of deal here.
Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva allowed to compete at Beijing after Cas hearing
Kamila Valieva is allowed to compete at the Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a decision to lift the 15-year-old's provisional ban for a failed drugs test.
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I'm quite pleased to have not seen any of this Olympics, save for a few seconds on the news. Though tbf I always find the Winter Olympics dull at the best of times.
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What do the IOC do next after she was allowed to continue to compete?Russian figure skater tests positive for performance enhancing drugs - still competes because she's a wee girl.
Amazing levels of corruption. The future does not bode well with the CCP in China and Putin's ex-KGB cronies in the Kremlin - must have done some kind of deal here.
Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva allowed to compete at Beijing after Cas hearing
Kamila Valieva is allowed to compete at the Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a decision to lift the 15-year-old's provisional ban for a failed drugs test.www.bbc.com
Do we think the Russians bribed the sport of arbitration, or do we go by the line of a mix up with medicines?
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The court of arbitration for sport have only allowed her to compete pending the final outcome of an appeal.
It's likely she'll win the competition before losing the gold medal with a retrospective ban once they test her B sample or her excuse is dismissed.
Bribery may be part of the picture but my sense is that these top governance organisations - CAS, Olympics etc - have to some extent been captured by the interests that they are supposed to regulate/administer. Which is much worse.
