The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on December 6 commented on the US decision to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics diplomatically. This was announced on Monday, December 6, by the France Presse agency, citing a representative of the IOC.
“The presence or absence of government officials and diplomats at the Games is a personal decision of each government,” the agency quotes a representative of the organization.
He also noted that the IOC, in its political neutrality, “fully respects” the actions of American politicians.
Earlier on Monday, American political scientist Bruce Marks expressed the opinion that the US decision to boycott the Beijing Olympic Games is unlikely to seriously affect the process of the competition.
Four-time Olympic champion biathlete Alexander Tikhonov said that the decision of the United States government to declare a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics would benefit other countries. The biathlete expressed hope that thanks to this, the Games will be held peacefully and without scandals.
The US administration decided to arrange a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier Monday. It was noted that this step will not affect the participation of American athletes in the Games. The reason for the decision in the White House was called “the genocide in Xinjiang and other violations of human rights.”
The Beijing Olympics will be held from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Source: IZ
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